She told me that you can teach yourself to do almost
anything provided you’re willing to take your time and be patient.
So I decided to swallow my complaints and teach myself the
finer points of upholstering. I’m a
decent sewer. I’m tall, but on the short
side of tall with a short waist and long arms.
Which means I end up having to alter a lot of my clothes to make them
fit. I sew Hallowe’en costumes for my
children and over the last few years, I’ve patched a number of the holes on our
couches.
I ventured out and bought myself a set of upholstery needles
and three king-sized bedsheets. Then I
spent the next four days custom fitting a set of slipcovers onto our
couches. I’ve tried standard slipcovers
in the past and discovered they don’t tend to stay put very well. Instead of simply wrapping fabric around the
couch frame, I sewed it into the upholstery.
That should keep everything in place as children and cats bounce all
over the living room.
It looks pretty good if I dare say so myself. Once again my great-grandmother’s advice has
been proved right.
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