tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24971637177875929682026-04-14T02:27:49.272-05:00From her busy workroom in Fort Worth, Texas, slipcover maker Pat Reese offers high-end slipcovers to the public and shares 35 years experience through education programs, such as slipcover internships, slipcover seminars, slipcover how-to videos, and slipcover lessons on the internet.Pat Reese and Bill Reesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15748164386589308791noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2497163717787592968.post-32844116447712929082014-04-30T14:29:00.000-05:002014-04-30T14:29:00.390-05:00

Teresa Bennett is located in Cleveland, Ohio.  Like most of us, her specialty is washable custom-fitted slipcovers for upholstered furniture.  Teresa has a beautiful website called Cozy Cottage; don't miss it!  She was last year's winner of the annual Slipcover Design contest on the Slipcover Network site.

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Son Bill Reese has joined me at the slipcover shop here in Fort Worth.  We are moving the shop again….(building got sold!) but it will be right across the street from where we are now, in the arts district on Arch Adams  More about this later; we move June 1. My Etsy store is now where you can order slipcover lessons.  Most are instant downloads and include copies of my

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Here are my latest slipcovers for a customer in a Las Colinas loft.  She had a pair of these over sized chairs with ottomans to match.  Fabric is "Lydia" 10 oz hemp canvas, prewashed.  A free cutting of the canvas can be ordered with a comment to this post. Green and Safe Windows offers 22 samples of hemp, organic cotton, silk and linen fabrics for $12 refundable on your

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More and more the tiny, 1/8 inch welt cord is popular for slipcovers and pillows especially. Some people use it on draperies, at the leading edge/lining seam. For $24 you can order this foot for any industrial Singer, Juki, Glaco or other single-needle machine.  Some folks use shade cord for their core; I  use cotton or jute string.  Should be something fairly firm to ride under

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 The customer could have gotten lots more wear out of these cushions.  The welt has worn out from inside because the welt was made with hemp cord.  The "wavy" effect you see on the seams is because the fabric covering the cord was cut on the straight of the fabric (parallel to the selvages) instead of on the bias.  Bias cut strips for covering cord are well worth the effort.&

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Ten years ago or so a student named Jolene Newman came to my seminar(s).  She brought a tiny wing chair that she covered during the seminar; now she has made a new cover featuring buttons on the skirt.  Isn't it wonderful??? Here's a shot of her neat and very complete workroom: Before and after photos:  Jolene, I have never seen neater work!!!  Many more happy years of

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Dede O'Hair's West Village Studio offers snap buttons, pin buttons (for ties, lapels, etc.) and tack buttons for upholstery.  They come in all sizes, and are easy to cover with your own fabric.  Fabric-covered buttons can now be snap closures for our slipcovers!!!  Also for duvets, pillows, and clothing.... Owner Dede O'Hair started sewing on her mother's Kenmore at the age of five

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 From  Slipcover Shop.com  you can order anything .... zippered cushion covers to wing chair covers complete with fabric.  Dining chair covers are only $49! Delivery is promised in 5 working days. The whole product line can be seen or you can go straight to the fabric sample page and browse by pattern or color.  Measurements are required and there is no return on

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One of my former students, John French, is also teaching slipcover making.  Starting in Dallas, after a few years in Wales, John is back in the US in the Seattle area.  His site just keeps getting better and better and his photo gallery of students' work includes more student pictures and messages than any site of this kind. Here's to you, John.  May you enjoy teaching as much as

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In 1999 Becky Spicer walked into my shop on Park Hill for the first time.  She said: "Hi, I am Becky Spicer and I have moved here from Dallas.  I make slipcovers."  Turns out her former name was Becky Pena, and she was already very popular in the Dallas area.. Becky learned to make slipcovers from her grandmother.  She said she used to hide under the sewing table and fall

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Through the years I have collected a good many sources for tools as well as supplies.  One of my favorites is Banasch's.  They are in Cincinnati, Ohio and carry all kind of supplies and equipment for anybody in the business of sewing.  They have shears, machines, boiler irons, chairs for machine work, you name it. Another is C. S. Osborne & Co. who are in Harrison, N. J. 

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Noah has been gone from the planet for ten years or so.  I sure miss him.  He was a terrific slipcover maker from New York City originally.  These photos were slides from the 1970's which do not convert to the web especially well.  But I sure like having some tribute to him on my blog and I want to give a shout out to all of his family.  I still hear from them

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Cover for a tub style chair has some differences, especially in the tuck-ins, which have to be made in a curved shape.  The inside back and arm pieces require little "gussets" or inserts to make the fabric flare out and fill in the tuck-in space correctly.  A DVD with printed assembly instructions is available on the Slipcover University website.  Right now you can order one at

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 The year was 1999.  Meeting Karen Erickson was a milestone for me.  She wanted to form a league of professional slipcover makers and so did I.  Here's the original story: http://www.slipcovernetwork.com/history.html An energetic and dedicated woman, Karen began to travel the country, presenting workshops in fabric stores and at trade shows.  I joined her for one in

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This sofa cover was made for a restaurant waiting room in Dallas. There are five fabrics involved, including the polka dots for the back cushions and the cording, made from black and white striped fabric cut on the bias.  This would also be good done in small-scale prints and stripes in mixed colors.   If you have done a multi-fabric cover, please send us a photo and some comments

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This tone-on-tone gray cover is trimmed with a ribbon-style trim.  Usually I cut slipcovers in the customer's home, but for this style the piece has to be brought in to the shop. I make the entire cover with extra length on the skirt (including pleat inserts) and then with the cover on the chair I mark and pin the hemline.  This is why I call this style "dressmaker skirt" The flat

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Another clever way to order slips for your furniture has surfaced. If you have furniture that came with slips, there is a terrific site with most major brands available, including Mitchell Gold, Pottery Barn and others.  Prices start at about $150 and fit is guaranteed if you order the correct style to begin with. (They will help you check if you're not sure what you have.) Fabric

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Assuming, of course, that you can find fabric that you like,one way to go if you can't afford custom and don't want to sew a cover is to buy one ready-made and alter it. First, check the measurements of your sofa or chair (length from front to back, side to side, and top to floor)  and then go shopping.  Internet preferred, of course, since we all want to save gas. Check the

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Just a little blog for people with slipcovers on the brain, like me. I hope to hear from folks who are using a Slipcover University  DVD or book.   I just sent a package to Dede O'Hair, a veteran of one of my classes at the Slipcover Summit. She turned up last week on the Workroom Association of America newsgroup.  Or maybe we will hear soon from Carolyn Bentley, in

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