How to Add Batting to Furniture

When the you can feel the springs or frame of a chair throughout the upholstery fabric, it is time to add batting to the padding under the fabric. Batting is a thin layer of stuffing that adds a little extra plushness to your furniture. Batting makes furniture more comfortable and saves the fabric from wear caused by friction with the hard frame.

Things You'll Need

• Staple remover
• Batting
• Scissors
• Stapler

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Instructions

1. • 1

     Remove any trim around the edge of the fabric by pulling out the staples with a staple remover.

   • 2

     Remove the staples that hold the fabric in place. Remove the fabric.

   • 3

     Use the fabric as a pattern to cut one or two layers of batting.

   • 4

     Drape the batting over the worn stuffing.

   • 5

     Replace the fabric, folding it along any fold lines. Staple the fabric back in place.

   • 6

     Replace the trim, and staple it back on.