Chair makeover with Silk Ties

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03-21-2011, 08:03 AM

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Vivian Ketron

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Very creative and looks wonderful. Nice job.

03-21-2011, 08:07 AM

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Nanjun

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very nice. Good job.

03-21-2011, 08:30 AM

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bluteddi

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I love it.. I've never been able to find that many times in the same color/ or pattern... u did a great job. and I love ur selection of ties

03-21-2011, 08:59 AM

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Hosta

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so pretty

03-21-2011, 09:50 AM

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Angelmerritt

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Helenq

How did you secure the ties to the chair?

Time will tell how well this will hold. I machine stitched the end of one tie to the beginning of the next to make a long "rope". The horizontal ones were larger print paisley and a separate "rope" of small prints were used for the vertical. I did use a heavy "carpet" thread and secured the begining and end of each "rope" by hand using MANY separate square knots (although I am going to see if I can get my machine around that chair today to reinforce.

03-21-2011, 01:37 PM

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trolleystation

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The chair is great and so is your imagination.

03-21-2011, 03:35 PM

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Sandee

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Great job & great idea!!

03-21-2011, 03:36 PM

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Olivia's Grammy

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I made 10, yes 10 chair bottoms using silk ties. After a couple of years my family told me how uncomfortable they were to sit in. I just gave 6 of them away. They were pretty. Hope your's sit better than mine did.