The process
Stripped to the frame, then built back.
Four to six weeks for most chairs, with a message from us at every stage.
Layer by layer
What happens to each layer.
- Top clothThe fabric you choose, cut and pattern-matchedRenewed
- CalicoA fitted inner cover that holds the shapeRenewed
- StuffingHorsehair kept if it is sound; foam and fibre where it is notKept or renewed
- WebbingJute or elastic webbing under the seatRenewed
- SpringsCoil springs re-tied, or replaced where they have lost their shapeKept or renewed
- FrameJoints, dowels and any woodworm; reglued and repairedKept
The weeks
From your sitting room to ours and back.
Photographs
You send the whole piece, the underside and any damage
Visit
We see it at home or the studio and you handle the cloths
Quote
Labour and materials apart, with what we might find inside
Strip and mend
Back to the frame; we photograph anything unexpected
Rebuild and cover
Springs, stuffing, calico, then the top cloth
Return
We bring it back and place it