Need Help Finding Upholstery Fabric

I am trying to locate some upholstery fabric for a couch I bought about 10 years ago. I'd like to have the cushions recovered.

This is what it looks like:

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The store has long gone out of business and I've never shopped for this sort of thing before.

Any pointers would be greatly appreciated.

A_C

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Agent_C
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Upholstry fabric is like fashion fabric--it goes out of style before you know it. The chances of finding this exact fabric are slim to nothing. You may have to recover the entire thing which is not as hard as you think--especially if you are doing the cushions anyway. Check the craft books for upholstry. You could probably do the job with a staple gun and little machine sewing

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sewing4ever

Good grief... I'm a bachelor, who can't even sew on a button!

Thanks for the advice though.

A_C

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Agent_C

Then you need a slipcover. Surefit has nice ones.

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Rox

Then maybe just the staple gun. Or you could borrow a sewing machine and get acquainted with it. What does bachelorhood have to do with it, anyway? Do you think bachelors don't understand machinery?

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Pogonip

I don't know any men who sew, not even Gay guys. It's like a lost art I guess. I frankly have no interest in it all; I was just hoping to source the fabric without a lot of footwork.

A_C

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Agent_C

I know some men who sew. One of my sons-in-law, for instance. Men who sew are like men who cook--they're usually very good at it. Sewing may not be for you, and that's fine, but it isn't a lost art.

That said, I've been sewing for more than 50 years and have done some decent slipcovers, but would be nervous about tackling an upholstery job.

Doreen in Alabama

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Doreen

I know a lot of women who don't sew, too. Single women, married women, widowed women. Sewing is not gender-specific. If you read this ng you will find a lot of men who are skilled at sewing and even tailoring. Men quilt, too, of course.

All of the old crafts seem to be slipping away, especially now in the days of resin and hot glue guns.

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Pogonip

That looks like a discontinued Broyhill fabric. I think I've seen the red version still out there. actually a few vendors used it at the time. Jewel tones in upholstery are not as prominent any longer. You may be able to find a similar Jaquard with tone on tone leaves. How are the springs on a sofa that old? It's cheaper sometimes to buy a new sofa.

MYE

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pajaritaflora

Where's Tom Farrell when you need him? LOL

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Melinda Meahan - take out TRAS

Yesterday, I went into the nearer of the 2 TSWLTH, looking for some upholstery/drapery fabric with which to make pillows that I intend to appliqué photographs of us siblings for Christmas gifts. There was a large roll of fabric that looked the same, or extremely similar as the one you want. It was $17.00 per yard. If the store near you does not have it, check some others, as I know not all of them have the same mdse. You might ask to order if from their headquarters if you don't find it. I know they do special orders. Emily

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CypSew

There is no rule that says the cushions need to match the rest of the couch. You could pull a color from your fabric and have the cushions appolstered in that color or you could find a bias tape and hand sew it on the piping which is the part that is worn or you could take a magic marker and color the piping to hide the wear. The cushions are the hardest part of the job..the rest of the couch is a matter of removing the fabric, using it as a pattern and returning it to the couch in the reverse order of the way you took it off..you do need to do some hand stitching with a curved needle on the backing piece after you have stapled it to the top.

alice

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alice

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Nick and Judy

What's "2 TSWLTH" ?

A_C

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Agent_C

The Store We Love To Hate (Joanne's fabrics)

liz young

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Elizabeth Young

Where is Mike Behrent, Mr. Kilt? (But Agent_C is obviously just joking with us.)

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David Harmon

There are two(2) JoAnn's near where I live. TSWLTH(the store we love to hate) aka: JoAnn's, called that because of the overflowing junked up isles of crafty stuff, clerks who are sometimes rude and many who can't cut fabric straight. But in these days, they and Hancock's are the two choices most people have in neighborhood fabric stores. I know here in Houston, downtown, there is a fabulous humongous fabric store with everything imaginable for sale, but the kicker is, it is downtown; the city is forever growing and so many of the streets in the area are under construction till my son, with whom I live, refuses to fight the crowds and construction. I don't blame him, if I drove anymore, I would never go there either. Emily

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CypSew

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