Sofa Arm Chair Covers

Usually when a cloth sofa or easy chair is purchased, the arm covers are made to go along with it. But when we purchased a sofa bed with special order cloth about two years ago from Crate and Barrel, we did not think to ask about it, nor was it mentioned. So we ended up not having any arm caps. Because there is a reclining feature on this sofa, there is a tendency to rub against the arm in getting up. And sure enough, the fabric has worn down to just about shreds. So we went back to Crate and Barrel to have the arm caps made. Of course, the material was discontinued, and they don't just make arm covers for a sofa that was also discontinued. So we ordered some material that sort of went with it, and had two pillows made as well so that it looked like it went together. Even though I used to sew a lot in my younger days, I no longer have a sewing machine or the equipment to embark on a task such as this. So I made a pattern out of the material and pieced it together with a very big stitch. My husband then took the pattern and material over to the Chinese owned dry cleaning/tailor shop down the street, along with photos of the sofa to show the curvature of the arm, in the hopes that they could create the very needed pieces. We picked them up yesterday, and they turned out quite nicely. The sad thing is is that we found out this week that one of the ladies who watches her grandchildren at the school our grandson attends offered to do the job. At least next time we'll know we have another option. In Milwaukee, we had a network of craftsmen and handymen that we knew. That's one of the hardest things about moving- especially in this town.

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