Upholstery Query

Wonder if its been melted to create the grooves...

Maybe, thats why I am asking! I wondered if they might have been glued somehow.

Hot iron usually.

Easiest way to simulate this is by stitching through.

Cor.

It IS messy and I couldn't believe the price for beeswax - £2.28 / oz ... even the craft shop I supply only charges 80p ... with their own name on it! If that's representative of other prices I don't want to know.

Thanks for the warning.

Mary

I agree sewing is easiest, but use silicone on the sewing machine, or you will struggle to feed it through.

Do you not find they are expensive for most things or is that what you meant, and not just the foam.

I use a Very Very Big sewing machine. 8-)

The other way to sew through foam is to clamp the foam between two boards and a couple of G clamps, with the necessary part sticking out. Then run it through a sleeve-arm or post machine.

I don't buy enough upholstery to really know. I find that just _finding_ upholstery supplies is hard enough, let alone comparison shopping for the stuff. I find _all_ upholstery shopping projects turn out more expensive than I expected ! Miltons didn't seem ridiculous for webbing, rubberised horsehair, tacks etc.

I also have non-upholstery sources for very cheap fabrics (hessian, linen, calico and coverings), so I'm probably not buying the worst cases.

Is there anywhere else you'd recomend as a supplier ?

Could I stitch through this Ok with ordinary machine? You say to use silicon, is this only on the thread or material or some other method? What form is the silicon spray, liquid or spray?

Thanks

There is not many places that sell to the public, I tend to buy in bulk for most items, but I don`t sell as much as Miltons,or advertise we sell, because the majority of the things we sell is what we use in the course of our work. If you do require anything don`t hesitate to mail me and I could give you a price or source things for you.