STANDARD COMPETENCIES:

 

         A.      Measure chair for material (I)

         B.      Strip a chair for repair (II)

         C.      Repair or re-glue wood members of a chair (III)

         D.      Repair spring units (IV)

         E.      Recover the inside of a chair (V)

         F.      Make a pillow for a chair (VI)

         G.      Assemble a chair cushion (VII)

         H.      Recover the outside section of a chair and trim (VIII)

         I.      Make a skirt for the chair (IX)

 TOPICAL OUTLINE:

 

 I.      Determining yardage for chair

         A.      Measure chair for yardage

         B.      Allow for pattern match and/or proper flow of nap

 II.     Stripping a chair

         A.      Remove cover in proper sequence

         B.      Remove tacks and staples from frame

         C.      Inspect frame and springs

 III.    Repair of chair frame

         A.      Clean, repair or re-glue wood members

         B.      Clean, glue or re-glue and clamp all joints

         C.      Put in wood screws or braces to strengthen frame

 IV.     Repair spring units

         A.      Repair, replace or retie spring unit

         B.      Replace webbing, burlap or panel board

 V.      Recover inside of chair

         A.      Measure and lay out fabric for decking, front boxing and inside arms

         B.      Cut fabric

         C.      Sew cover fabric

         D.      Apply padding to front boxing and decking

         E.      Attach fabric to frame

 VI.     Assembling pillow for chair back

         A.      Mark all seams for alignment

         B.      Lay out, measure and cut fabric

         C.      Sew pillow with proper seam allowances and pulls

         D.      Place padding in pillow

         E.      Attach pillow to inside back

         F.      Measure pillow for button placement and number of buttons needed

         G.      Make buttons

         H.      Attach buttons to pillow

 VII.    Assembling cushion for chair

         A.      Measure and lay out fabric

         B.      Cut pattern from foam

         C.      Measure, lay out and cut boxing, zipper boxing and welt cord cover

         D.      Sew cushion cover

         E.      Place padding in cover and place cushion in chair

 VIII.   Recovering outside sections of chair and trim

         A.      Measure, lay out and cut fabric

         B.      Attach outside sections in sequence

                 1.      Arm and wings

                 2.      Back

                 3.      Trim

                 4.      Dust cover

 IX.     Making the skirt

         A.      Determine type of skirt and measure

         B.      Lay out skirt

         C.      Sew skirt

         D.      Sew welting

         E.      Measure height of skirt and mark chair

         F.      Attach skirt to chair