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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Poisonivy, post: 266645, member: 2417&quot;]Hi all,</p><p>I bought this Victorian Prayer Chair about a week ago, The needlepoint looks in the photos to be in reasonable condition but its very worn and faded, also the velvet although it has been there a long time isn&#039;t original.</p><p>From the start I thought the shape at the front of the seat didn&#039;t look right and sure enough someone had added to the horsehair on the front to make the needlepoint fit (I took it off).</p><p>I added a layer of wool and linen to even up the seat.</p><p><br /></p><p>So the black fabric I used was once part of a Victorian skirt, the Victorian needlepoint was once a pelmet or a strip down a curtain.</p><p>The red velvet braid is modern that I bought especially for the chair but its lovely.</p><p>Finally [ATTACH=full]83926[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]83927[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]83928[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]83929[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]83930[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]83931[/ATTACH] I polished the legs with Briwax which brought them up beautifully.</p><p><br /></p><p>Hope you all like seeing it <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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