FLC Upholstery 200: Fundamentals
Tools and Supplies List
*Items listed in red are needed for first five weeks of the program
Tools
- Measurement Tools: Square, Yardstick or 60” welt ruler
- Scissors
- Sewing Machine (walking foot preferred, with 5/32” single welt foot)
- Steamer or iron
- Safety glasses
- Foam saw or electric knife (with silicone)
- Tear back tools: staple lifters, pliers, hammers
- Pneumatic staple gun with compressor
- Webbing stretcher
- Heat gun or hair dryer
- Size M metal bobbin (used here as a marking tool)
- Tack hammer
- Curved needle – variety pack
- Drill with 5/16” drill bit
- Foam hole cutter #22
- Utility knife or razor blade
- Button press, with #22 button die/setter
- 6″-10″ button straight upholstery needle
- Upholstery Regulator
- High-Temp Hot Glue Gun
Furniture/Plywood needs
- 4 slip seats
- Two: 13” round circle of plywood (at least ½” thick)
- Sample ottoman frame or similar
- One: plywood board (at least ½”) 19” x 23”
- One side chair with wood arms
Fabric
- 1 yard of 54″ wide upholstery weight fabric, no pattern
- 1.5 yards of 54” wide upholstery weight fabric, no pattern
- 2 yards of 54” wide upholstery weight fabric, no pattern
- 1 yard of upholstery weight vinyl, no pattern
- 1 yard of upholstery weight fabric, no pattern
- 1.5 yards of 54″ wide upholstery weight fabric, no pattern, with a visible weave
- 3 yards fabric for side chair project
- 3 yards – Muslin
Foam
- 3” thick (17” x 20”)
- 3” thick (17” x 20”)
- 2” thick – enough to cover all slip seats plus 4” both directions
- 2” thick (15” x 15”)
- 1” thick (15” x 15”)
- 2” thick (20” x 24”)
- Foam appropriate for your side chair project. (FLC used: Seat: HR-2245 (High resiliency 2.2# density 45# IFD) Back: HR18 (High resiliency 2.4# density 18# IFD))
Supplies
- Marking supplies: Chalk/pencil/Sharpie
- Upholstery thread (nylon 69)
- 2 yards zipper with 2 slides (4.5 nylon coil zipper)
- 3/4 oz. bonded polyester batting – 27” wide by 14 yards long
- 12 yards of 5/32” fiber welt cord
- Silk film – 5 yards
- Staples: ¼”, 3/8″ and 1/2″
- Seat webbing: slip seats and coil spring, side chair
- Burlap – 5 yards
- Silicone spray
- Adhesive spray for foam/fabric
- Bottom cloth – 10 yards
- Springs – 9 (or reuse the springs from the current system)
- Button twine
- Hand Sewing Thread
- Webbing nails
- Spring twine
- #22 wire eye button forms (at least 22)
- Plastic wrap or shrink wrap
- Cardboard Tack Strip (10 strips or 1 roll)
- Edgeroll, if needed for side chair project
- Deck padding, if needed for side chair project
- Pli-grip, if needed for side chair project
- Masking tape
- Hot Melt Glue Sticks