Rebirth of a Chair

Shortly after buying my spinning wheel in November 2005 realized I needed a good chair to sit on while spinning.  I wanted something with a straight back and a padded seat.  I found this chair at a local thrift store for $4.00.  The padding was spent and it wasn't much to look at, but I knew I could improve it and it was the right size and shape.
In the last year I've spent hundreds of hours spinning and the lack of padding (on the chair, I have plenty) has had a toll on my sit-bones.  With the near completion of the new office/spinning/guest room I was motivated to finally replace the foam and change the seat fabric.  Cruising Reprodepot I found the perfect pattern and was able to buy just one yard.  This weekend I put it all together.  Removing the old fabric was the hardest part, there were two layers nailed in tight.  Once it was off and the crumbling foam was bundled into a garbage bag I traced the outline of the base onto some chair foam I picked up at Friendly Foam and cut it out with a utility knife and a pair of cheap scissors.  I spent a while deciding which part of the fabric I most wanted on the seat, and which orientation it should be in. Then I started stapling, beginning with one in the center of each run and working from there.  There are a couple of uneven spots, but nothing too noticeable and I think I did pretty good for my first try.
Project details:
Chair $4.00
Fabric $12.00 +shipping
Foam $11.00
Tools: Heavy duty stapler & staples, hammer (for flattening the few staples that didn't want to lie down), screw driver, utility knife, scissors.
Time: 1.5 hours
Happy spinning to me!

Comments

[Ginger]

Love the chair, very snazzy!

[moiraeknittoo]

Sweet! I should remember this when I am able to get around to spinning again. I have yet to find the perfect spinning chair, but I live in hope. Very lovely job, and that fabric is wonderful!

[Sparkles]

Beautiful job! Love the crazy new fabric. :)

[Rabbitch]

Clearly, ma'am, you are an artiste!

[Renee]

Holy crap, that chair rocks!

[Jenna]

It looks great, very space age! I actually have a skirt made from that fabric that I found at a thrift store. Now we can match :)