Chaise Longue Chat 2021 Refurbishment Part 3

 Chaise Longue Chat 2021 Refurbishment Part 3

With two parts done I am moving on to the Front and Curve. I have to admit that the Front part was fine. However the Curve both Sides was a complete pig of a job. This is how I did it minus the cursing.

Glue Front

 

The Front Flat part was quite simple. I first applied plenty of Glue. This was not only to the Flat part but over the Curved Edges as well.

Cover Front

 

I Cut a large piece of material roughly shaped and fitted it on to the Flat part. I then smoothed it onto the Edged areas. The rest of the Edge will be Covered whilst doing the Curved area.

Piece for Curve

 

I was not happy with the first Piece I cut. Not only did it have a Mark right where you can see it but also it didn’t fit as far across as I wanted.

Rather than waste the material I put it aside to use at a later date. If you look at the photograph above you will see that this is before I had Covered the Backboard

Hem Curve

 

After Cutting another Piece which was not only Wider but also more than twice as Long I put it in position. This is so I could see what parts need to be Hemmed. Before I Glued it into position I Covered the Plastic Part with material knowing that this Piece would cover the rough parts.

Glue Curve

I could now Glue the Curved Piece into Place. Once done I Tucked the Bottom Part in with the Base.

Side Section Covered

Originally I was going to Cover this in 2 Parts. I was going to have the material go over the Curve and Finish after it Flattened. Then I was going to add a Second Piece down the Side.

Since I had to Recut the material I decided to make it Full Length. I Glued the material on the Curved part and left to dry. I then Glued the lower part. To give extra security I part Sewed it to the Edge.

I must admit I was very pleased how this section turned out.

Clay-time Playtime 2021 Part 1

 Clay-time Playtime 2021 Part 1 

I am about to attempt another Challenge. I haven’t really done any Pottery since school and never with this Air Dry Clay.

Clay-time Tools

 

I collected all the Tools that I thought I would need. This includes Tray, Foil, Knife, Scissors, Ruler, Comb and Brush, Wooden Roller and of course the Air Dry Clay.

Clay-time Piece

 

I opened the Packet and Sliced off a Large Chunk ready to Roll. I Wrapped the rest of the Clay in Foil. Apparently it has to be Foil and not Cling Film.

Clay-time Initial Roll

 

The first thing to do was to start Rolling it out. I can’t remember where I got the Wooden Roller from. It is either a bit of old Dowling or a miniature Rolling Pin with the handles broken off.

Clay-time Roll Flat

 

I am Rolling it Flat in the Tray as I don’t want any loose crumbs that might be lurking on the work surface to get into it.

Clay-time 2^nd Piece

 

What I was hoping to make is a Box with a Lid for the Bathroom. However once I Rolled it out I realised I didn’t have enough Clay so I had to add some more.

I then had to Re-Roll the Clay. Even with the added amount it wasn’t going to be enough so I had to rethink what I was going to make out of it.

Fold Up

 

I decided that it was going to have to be made into a Dish. I therefore Rolled the Clay into a Large Circle and I started to bit by bit Fold up the Edges.

Fold Over

 

This Project isn’t going well. I found that the Sides of the Dish were too Thick and the Base too Thin. Anything remotely Heavy would probably break it straight away.

I order to sort the problem I felt that I had no option but to Fold the Sides down into the Base and Reroll and try again.