Installing rubber webbing clips

Decor How To's. Rubber webbing is used in furniture under cushions to provide a bit of bounce and comfort. I will be showing you an easy method that you can do with a lot of tools you already have at home. You are going to want to use rubber webbing in chairs with grooves like the one we have here. Some chairs will have 2 grooves like this one and some will have grooves on all 4 sides. Jute webbing is commonly used in antique furniture, so that may be a good option for other types of chairs.

It is often used with coil springs. This old webbing came out of another upholstery project we are working on that should not have had rubber webbing in the first place. You should measure from groove to groove inside edges of the grooves in multiple spots along the chair to make sure it is the same distance the whole way.

Rubber webbing has two sides. One is smooth and the other is textured. You want the textured side facing up because it will keep any padding or cushions from slipping and sliding around.

You also need to know the anatomy of the clip before attaching them. When positioned this way, the teeth of the clip will dig into the rubber when it is sat on. The length of the groove on my chair is 15 inches.

The rubber webbing is 2 inches wide. If I did need to weave it, I would have allowed for at least 1. You want your straps to be cut to this exact length, or a little less.

The rubber webbing is meant to stretch and be tight. For ordering purposes I rounded up to 18 inches per strap. I also wanted to buy enough to have some extra for mistakes. I wanted to order 7 straps at 18 inches long, therefore, I needed a total of Most online upholstery stores will let you buy the exact length you need. Amazon, unfortunately only sells pre-cut amounts and you will more than likely have to spend more to get the amount you need.

My chair required regular clips. If you need degree-angle clips, you can order them here and attach them to the same rubber webbing I used for my chair.

I needed 12 regular webbing clips, two for each strap. I recommend cutting your straps to the exact or little less distance between your grooves. You want your finished straps to be tight. This stretches the webbing and makes for a more taut surface to rest the cushion.

Measure one more time, checking to make sure your cut line is the correct distance. This is where you need two sets of hands. Place the clip onto the end of your strap. I chose to make the smoother side of the strap the side that faces up. Place the clip into the vice and have someone hold it while you turn the lever to close the vice. Clamp the clip until the spikes are almost pushing through the webbing.

They are not sharp enough, but you will see them bulge through a little. Make sure you clips are installed on the strap in the same way. One person holds the chair down, while the other stretches. For extra support I chose to install 6 straps with small spacing in between.

My chair really only needs five but I like the way it feels when I sit with six straps. I also feel like six straps will allow for a little more durability. This project is super easy and takes about an hour.

Until I get around to upholstering the cushions my trick is using a fabric scrap and a large throw pillow. Your email address will not be published.

Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. It might be an error with the way the ads are set up sorry! Can you email me at [email protected] with details of what you saw, and I can try to fix it? Nice article. I have one suggestion to pass along that made the web-to-clip attachment procedure quite a bit easier with only one set of hands. I first pre-bent the clip with a pair of pliers just enough so the webbing fit into it with some friction.

In that state you can easily adjust the webbing-to-clip interface before crunching further with the pliers. Only then did I put it into the vise to compress it the remaining amount. Taking this approach eliminated the need for one pair of hands to work the vice and hold the clip, and a second pair to hold the webbing. It made the processes much easier. Hello, I just purchased vintage wood arm chair from an estate sale, Hi-Back with the original vinyl cushions orange that are in great shape.

The straps not so much. Can I use the original clips for the new strapping? The old strapping is stamped with Perelli.

The only thing I would add is that the clips are backwards. Dan, the one thing that I have noticed in doing a couple of these types of chairs is that every chair is different. All sorts of furniture makers made their version in different ways. The grooved slotting on this chair was completely different than on another pair I have where the clips do in fact go the opposite way.

Thankfully the chair had its original webbing in it to show us how it needed to be done.