How to Web a Couch

Horizontal Webbing

• 1

  Position the webbing over the center of the couch seat frame, with its edge extending 1 inch beyond the frame. Attach four staples or tacks to secure the webbing to the frame. Fold the cut edge back over itself, and attach two to three staples, between the previous tacks or staples, to secure it in place.

• 2

  Pull the webbing across the couch frame taut. Insert the teeth of a webbing stretcher into the webbing, and extend it beyond the frame so it pushes against the edge of the frame when you press it down. Maintain pressure on the stretcher to keep the webbing across the frame as taut as possible before stapling or tacking it to the front of the frame.

• 3

  Cut the webbing 1 inch beyond the frame with sharp scissors. Fold the cut end over itself, and staple it in place. Repeat the process to attach parallel strips of webbing over the back of the frame, spaced 2 inches apart, until completely covered.

Vertical Webbing

• 4

  Insert the cut end of the webbing under the first horizontal strap along the corner of the frame, and weave it over and under it until you reach the other end, completing first vertical crosspiece.

• 5

  Pull the webbing strip 1 inch beyond the frame, and staple or tack it in place. Fold the edge over itself, and staple it in place. Grasp the other end of the webbing, pull it until taut, and then hook a stretcher into it. Pull the stretcher taut, ensuring you do not disturb its weave pattern. Cut it beyond the edge of the frame by 1 inch, and repeat the process of tacking or stapling it to the frame.

• 6

  Weave additional strips of webbing parallel to the first vertical strip, but alternate the over-under pattern until you reach the other end of the frame.