I have an old arm chair that I stripped back years ago and am just
getting round to re-upholstering now. The issue is that I can't
remember what padding was used on the back and my notes don't shed any
light on the problem. The chair has a full sized cushion on the seat
and back and I am 100% sure it wasn't a sprung back as I would have
kept the springs.

Does anyone have any suggestions? Any help would be greatly received!
I can send a photo if that would be of help.

Anna

On 15/06/2012 20:50, Anna Graham wrote:
I have an old arm chair that I stripped back years ago and am just
getting round to re-upholstering now. The issue is that I can't
remember what padding was used on the back and my notes don't shed any
light on the problem. The chair has a full sized cushion on the seat
and back and I am 100% sure it wasn't a sprung back as I would have
kept the springs.

Does anyone have any suggestions? Any help would be greatly received!
I can send a photo if that would be of help.

Anna
Wasnt horse hair used in years gone by.

On 6/15/2012 8:11 PM, ss wrote:
On 15/06/2012 20:50, Anna Graham wrote:
I have an old arm chair that I stripped back years ago and am just
getting round to re-upholstering now. The issue is that I can't
remember what padding was used on the back and my notes don't shed any
light on the problem. The chair has a full sized cushion on the seat
and back and I am 100% sure it wasn't a sprung back as I would have
kept the springs.

Does anyone have any suggestions? Any help would be greatly received!
I can send a photo if that would be of help.

Anna
Wasnt horse hair used in years gone by.

These days much upholstery is done using foam padding, even if the
original was horsehair.

Hi Anna, I was an upholsterer myself for many years and I expect there would have been some webbing on the seat and back, to support whichever fillings are being used. If you are using foam (which is a quicker way of re-upholstering a chair and sometimes can be more comfortable) then there are many different densities to choose from, all which will be fire retardant. It's always advisable to add a layer of polyester dacron to foam before placing the outer covering on which prevents the fabric from gripping on to the foam making your upholstery job a lot easier. Hope this helps.