Traditional Upholstery- Webbing Tutorial

Part one in a series of basic traditional upholstery tutorials. In this tutorial I show you how to web a piece of furniture traditionally with hammer and tack.

[@juliewholohan2850]

Thank you ….great tutorial. Had to help reupholster some old heirloom chairs for a friend. This was clear and extremely easy to understand for this old lady.👍👏👏👏

[@roberteckelkamp1348]

Very good instruction. Thank you. Your technique is easy to follow and to understand. Keep posting more videos.

[@JaniceKipling]

Thanks so much for this informative video. I found Your teaching technique is excellent, as I am a beginner at upholstery.

[@fionamcroberts2949]

Why can't I find any more of your video tutorials? I found these really useful. Hope to see more soom

[@joefarago3377]

Hi thanks for your tutorial!!! It is great! Do you prefer the kind of webbing stretcher you use here of the gooseneck stretcher?

[@JR-wn1rd]

Great tutorial!

[@dianecheeseworth2709]

Csn you do this without a webbing stretcher if you get another pair of hands to pull while the other tacks

[@lachie8900]

Very good tutorial. Thanks. Does the whole weight of a person sitting on the finished chair rest on this webbing? I have an antique chair I'm webbing but the wood around the edges where you hammer the nails to secure the webbing isn't that great. It has so many previous nail holes and the wood is cracking a bit as well. I have done the webbing but I'm worried once its all finished that the webbing won't hold the weight of a person from where its attached to the crappy wood. Any suggestions would be much appreciated. :-) Thanks again for the awesome well presented Vid.

[@maus1803]

Hi Lachlan thanks for your message. Cracks certainly aren't great for support. One work around is to use the opposite side of the rail, i.e if you are currently nailing to the bottom, nail the webbing to the top instead. Another is to use a staple gun, the holes are obviously smaller than a tack and should improve the webbing's security. Apart from that there are some wood hardeners on the market and you could attempt to repair the wood slightly.

[@lachie8900]

@@maus1803 Thanks!! I might try and find some wood hardener, as using the bottom of the rail isn't an option for this particular chair, as it's a different type of chair to the one in your video. Thanks again for your help though mate. Cheers.