This wing chair is going to be challenging! But I will do my best. Forgot to take pictures earlier, so when I remembered, I had it half assembled! So far cardboard, foamboard and dowels are the materials. Weldbond is used to glue it together.
Can you see the slight angle to the chair back? If it was totally upright, it would be uncomfortable!
Using tiny pieces of fabric to cover the bits before the final layer. Fabric tape works for me, I hate liquid glue. Chose not to use padding as the chair would be too bulky.
Here is the side panel ready to position in place. It will cover all those loose and frayed edges of the fabric.
The back turned out well.
The white square is the cushioned seat which still has to be covered with fabric.
I don't know why, but I like the seat to be removeable. Who knows when you need to look for a dropped quill or candy?
Feet are made with polymer clay (bakes hard in the oven). Before baking, straight pins are put in.
Painting wooden beads for the legs of the feet. In order for them to dry, they are slid onto a toothpick, which is stuck on a styrofoam peanut.
After scouring all the online dollhouse stores I order from and not finding the right legs, I was reduced to peruse my wood stock. When possible, save wood implements, scrap wood, you never know what you may make with it! Here is a wooden spatula that had a good angle on it. By cutting it stratigically, I got 2 chair legs out of it!
My wooden back legs sanded down.
All 4 legs. will have a straight pin inserted/ glued onto the chair.
Legs are painted and put on the chair.
I think they turned out well!
The fringe along the bottom is from Michaels. It is coloured with markers. It was a little too long, so I folded the fringe. I used both glue and tiny pins to adhere it to the chair.
So good! I love it.
Can you see the slight angle to the chair back? If it was totally upright, it would be uncomfortable!
Using tiny pieces of fabric to cover the bits before the final layer. Fabric tape works for me, I hate liquid glue. Chose not to use padding as the chair would be too bulky.
Here is the side panel ready to position in place. It will cover all those loose and frayed edges of the fabric.
The back turned out well.
The white square is the cushioned seat which still has to be covered with fabric.
I don't know why, but I like the seat to be removeable. Who knows when you need to look for a dropped quill or candy?
Feet are made with polymer clay (bakes hard in the oven). Before baking, straight pins are put in.
Painting wooden beads for the legs of the feet. In order for them to dry, they are slid onto a toothpick, which is stuck on a styrofoam peanut.
After scouring all the online dollhouse stores I order from and not finding the right legs, I was reduced to peruse my wood stock. When possible, save wood implements, scrap wood, you never know what you may make with it! Here is a wooden spatula that had a good angle on it. By cutting it stratigically, I got 2 chair legs out of it!
My wooden back legs sanded down.
All 4 legs. will have a straight pin inserted/ glued onto the chair.
Legs are painted and put on the chair.
I think they turned out well!
The fringe along the bottom is from Michaels. It is coloured with markers. It was a little too long, so I folded the fringe. I used both glue and tiny pins to adhere it to the chair.
So good! I love it.
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