Blood, sweat and moquette

No sewing project has ever caused me as much grief as this one. The project was to recover existing (old) foam to make 3 new cushions for this 1960's divan. The client is a collector and trader in mid-century furniture, and has a great eye for, and knowledge of, this era of furniture.
The grief came in dealing with the vintage fabric ("uncut moquette"). It looks and feels great, but under the sewing machine foot it just frayed and stretched and 'ran'. I spent hours unpicking and re-sewing, but seeing these pics of the finished result makes me feel better. (The client did up the divan himself, this is the 'Before')...

If you're in the market for this sort of furniture, drop me a line and I'll put you in touch with him. 


My partner Geoff has just bought this gorgeous Eames (group) office chair at a great price.