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The top cushion, on the other
hand, proved slightly more complicated. Pulling the fabric taut
across The cushion looked quite nice at this point – except for a deep stubborn crease in the fabric at the top. In my haste to get the re-upholstering started, I’d neglected to iron the fabric first. (I highly suggest that you iron your fabric before proceeding with the upholstering – that stupid crease still hasn’t gone away). Also, I’d failed to take into account the fact that the original cushion had been curved, not flat – the old upholstery had been secured firmly to the foam by means of buttons, but because I’d decided against using buttons (frankly, I hate the way they look … too fussy), my fabric no longer conformed exactly to the shape of the cushion. This gap was not apparent at first … that is, until you leaned back against the cushion and found that your back met the fabric first, and the cushion a good fraction of a second later. In retrospect, I’m sure I ought to have replaced the cushion with new foam, adding enough padding so that when upholstered, the fabric wouldn’t have been floating in front of that middle section. To be honest, though, initial weirdness aside, the cushion still looks great, and is remarkably comfortable to lean back against. It may not have been proper re-upholstering technique, but it did, ultimately, more or less do the job. putting it all back together again ---------------------------> lounge . nourish . host . laze . home.
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