Furniture upholstery for schools

by Emil Aldren Johnson

The study of the art of upholstery is an interesting one. It leads into many avenues of interest and profit, such as the history and methods of weaving; the processes of tanning and coloring; the manufacture and history of textiles; and the like. Such correlation is valuable, and each is distinctly educational.

I wish to acknowledge my indebtedness to Prof. Chas. A. Bennett for valuable suggestions and inspiration; to David H. Tingwall for valuable help, and photographs; to A. C. Newell for suggestions on the outlines; to Wm. F. Tuttle for the photographs of antiquarian furniture taken at the Art Institute of Chicago; to Bessie Bennett for certain information about the furniture; to John R. Fasier for the drawing in Fig. [28]; and to my former and present Bradley students for inspiration and help.

The practical contents have been verified and corroborated by Henry Euler, a practical upholsterer for fifty-nine years, and by Herman Schwartling who has followed the trade for thirty years.

EMIL A. JOHNSON.

Peoria, Illinois, February, 1919.

CONTENTS

PART I
		PAGE
Chapter I. Historical		[7]
Chapter II. Tools and Materials		[11]
	Tools	[11]
	Materials	[11]
PART II
UPHOLSTERY WITHOUT SPRINGS
Chapter III. Upholstering Board Structures		[16]
	A Low Footstool	[16]
	A Cart	[17]
	A Leg Rest	[17]
	A Footstool	[21]
	Materials Required	[23]
Chapter IV. Upholstering Chair Seats		[24]
	A Chair Seat	[24]
	A Set-in Seat	[27]
Chapter V. Upholstering a Framed Structure		[28]
	Footstool	[28]
	Procedure	[29]
	Materials	[36]
	Order of Procedure	[37]
	Different Methods	[37]
PART III
UPHOLSTERY WITH SPRINGS
Chapter VI. Making a Hard-edge Seat		[38]
	Method	[38]
	Process	[40]
	A Queen Anne Stool	[47]
Chapter VII. Re-upholstering		[50]
	Old Furniture	[50]
Chapter VIII. Spring-edge Upholstery		[53]
Outlines		[60]
Index		[64]

A QUEEN ANNE STOOL WHICH ILLUSTRATES A HARD-EDGE SEAT, SEE CHAPTER VI.

PART I