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Making Easy Slipcovers

Making slipcovers for your new furniture helps to protect it from accidents from food and drinks. Slipcovers prolong the life of your furniture by protecting the fabric from even normal everyday wear and tear. Update your old furniture by making a slipcover to cover up a couch that has old fabric but whose frame is still in good shape. Make a simple, nontailored and removable slipcover for any furniture in your home. Use the same basic methods for any piece, taking into account the difference in size between a chair and a couch.

Things You'll Need

  • Measuring tape
  • 6 yards fabric
  • Scissors
  • Pins
  • Sewing machine
  • Thread
  • Iron
  • Elastic
  • 2 safety pins
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Instructions

    • 1

      Measure the length and width of your furniture to make sure that 6 yards is enough fabric. Buy a little more for a larger couch or a little less for a chair.

    • 2

      Make a slipcover for your couch by cutting the fabric in half widthwise, giving you two separate 3-yard lengths.

    • 3

      Lay the fabric with right sides together, matching up the edges on one of the 3-yard sides. Use pins to hold in place.

    • 4

      Sew the two pieces of fabric together, removing the pins as you go. Iron the seam flat.

    • 5

      Test the size of your slipcover by draping it over your furniture and making sure it is about 3 inches longer than the couch or chair. Trim any excess fabric, if necessary.

    • 6

      Fold under the raw edges 1/2 inch all the way around the slipcover and another 1/2 inch to form a hem. Sew all the way around, removing the pins as you sew and leaving a 1-inch opening.

    • 7

      Measure the circumference of your furniture. Cut a piece of elastic 4 inches shorter than that, or sew some elastic together, end to end, until you have enough in length.

    • 8

      Insert a safety pin in one end of the elastic. Attach it to the slipcover just to the side of the opening in the hem. Insert the other safety pin in the other end of the elastic.

    • 9

      Thread the elastic through the hem of the slipcover, using the safety pin as a guide.

    • 10

      Pull the end of the elastic out. Sew the two ends of the elastic together. Sew the opening closed the rest of the way.

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