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Today I'll show you how to make a no-slipping slipcover for any couch or chair. This is
a great design, because there's no constant tucking and fixing of the cover. I'll show
you how to make a fitted cover for the base of the couch. It's completely fitted on the
arms, and throughout the base of the couch. And then I'll show you how to make cushion
covers, and the cushions hold the base cover in place, and there's no slipping. This cover
was made using a regular home sewing machine, and it looks like it was reupholstered. These
are the materials we'll be using for our no-slip slipcover for our couch today. You'll want
to have plenty of pins. We're going to be using some cording for piping. Now if you're
not if you're not interested in doing the piping, you won't need the cording. And there
are several different kinds of cording that you can use, and I'll tell you about that
when we do the piping. You may want to use zippers to close the cushions, or you can
also use Velcro, so you'll have to decide if you want to use zippers or Velcro. You'll
need a seam ripper in case there's any mistakes. You'll need a zipper foot if you're going
to be doing piping. If you're not using the piping you won't need the zipper foot. You'll
need a regular either a regular foot, or if your machine has a special foot for dealing
with heavier fabrics, you'll want to make sure you use that. You'll want to use needles
that are for heavy fabric, so check with the instructions on your machine, and see what's
appropriate for that. I'm using a Jeans/Denim needle for my machine. You'll want to have
plenty of bobbins loaded, because we'll be using a lot of thread, and you don't want
to have to stop in between to reload bobbins. You'll need a tape measure, some good scissors
for cutting heavy fabric, plenty of thread for your whole project, and a nice heavy material
for the couch cover. You don't want to use anything light, like cottons or dress fabrics,
because the couch, it just gets too much wear and it won't last. So, you can use canvases,
you can use even outdoor fabrics, or there's a huge array of upholstery fabric that you
can find. Okay, I think that's it, let's get started.