tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14731269460943857582023-11-15T22:41:37.370-08:00Upholstery, Bikes and everythingAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08472998244884955628noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1473126946094385758.post-21759930342601335702013-05-10T11:35:00.001-07:002013-05-10T11:35:53.723-07:00<h2 style="text-align: center;">
This is one of our 1920's style chair upholstered in full Aniline hide from Andrew Muirhead leathers. </h2>
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Our frames are all made with solid Beech this one has Ash show wood the grain is like oak but finer.</div>
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Leather cut for the arms.</div>
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Arms now in place leather takes more work than fabric as it is a natural product and stretches and moves, but the finish is fantastic and you do not have a pattern to match.</div>
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Seat and front border going on.</div>
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Hard to see but the inside back has fitted gussets so the leather clears out properly round the curve of the arms.</div>
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Outside arms are on, just the back to go.</div>
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Bottom piece on.</div>
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Cardboard covers round the legs so we can finish polishing.</div>
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Front facings fitted.</div>
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Feather cushions made to size.</div>
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Sewing the cushions in leather, especially when piped, is the hardest work so many thickness of hide together are very hard to manage.<br />
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The Finished chair very pleased at the result the great thing about good leather it only gets better as it wears, hope you like.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;">Was established back in 1989 in East linton and moved to North Berwick in 1991 when we got the premises at Abbey Road.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;">We now have the upstairs of our building on Station road and have become.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: white;">We are a family firm that make our own range of furniture and footstools </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-large;">we are East Lothians only</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;">We offer a full Interior design package with curtain making, Roman blinds etc.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;">I am starting this blog to show you some of my upholstery as we make or restore pieces.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;">I am very proud that we do all of our own upholstery and polishing in our workshop rather than buy in finished pieces from abroad.</span></div>
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