Chippendale Armchairs
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Armchair set, finally ready!
In 2018, an exhibition of Thomas Chippendale’s furniture was held in Leeds (I hope I haven’t bored you yet by mentioning this name here and there). Every exhibition usually comes with its own catalog. And I usually buy these. So, in this catalog, there was a wonderful screen that I had already managed to make and sell, and there was also a wonderful armchair with tapestry upholstery. I searched the internet, found a few more not-so-great photos, and decided to tackle a set of two armchairs.
For those who missed it and haven’t read previous posts, let me remind you that this is already the third pair of armchairs. The first two ended up in the trash: the first for its carving and design, the second for its clumsy gilding.
With the current armchairs, everything seems to be fine. I really like the gilding now, the upholstery didn’t cause trouble, and the casters were relatively easy to make, although I did manage to break several 0.5mm drill bits. But these are just part of the process, and I really need to get to the lathe more often and make something else.
And, perhaps, in the next post, I will talk about some nuances of embroidery at this scale.