asabrinao

Hi, All,

Has anyone ever repaired tears in their upholstery with fused patches?

I bought my sofa and overstuffed chair eight years ago, when I start graduate school. Now, two degrees and one residency later, I'm off to a new and hopefully permanent gig. Can't afford to replace the grad school furniture quite yet, but the sides and arms have been ripped by my (now-deceased) cat. It's visibly torn, but no stuffing coming out or anything. I've been living with it for a long time, always thinking I would replace them entirely with the next move, but moving is expensive and slipcovers are a pain and not all that cheap.

Since I'm going to be living with the sofa and chair for at least another year, I wanted to make it a little nicer. Doesn't have to look brand new and I don't even mind if the patches match perfectly (to the couch or to each other). I just want things to look a little...tidier...

So, I was thinking of getting some iron-on patches and/or double-sided fusible. Anyone done this before?

As always,
Thanks for your help and advice!

Best,
Aso