What have you been up to today

[Ian Williams]

Hi Douglas, I don't immediately to hand but will get some for you, the sequence is as follows: Outer rear of the seat frame first has a felt lining, then the back cover is attached, there is s wicker piping stitched along the bottom edge of the back cover and secured to the frame with Bifurcated rivets, (in some cases I have seen Austin used Brass brake rivets here), the cover is stretched over then tacked to the ash inside the seat frame. Another wicker piping is tacked around the edge of the seat back over the top of the rear cover. After the padding is fitted the front cover is tacked on then trimmed back just inside the piped edge, finally a D shaped moulding is attached up against the piped edge to hide the tack's securing the front cover. I have not found a way of making a suitable alternative to the D moulding so have used Hidem banding instead, I do know there is a solid D shaped pin moulding available in the UK, it is different to the way Austin made theirs but would probably be a good substitute. The Back of the frame and Pipings are covered in Rexine, the front cover is leather stitched into flutes with a calico backing, the flutes are stuffed with felt wadding, horse hair forms the inside stuffing. Hope that all makes some sense!

   
This is an original seat showing the piping that runs around the seat back, I will post more pictures of this detail when we cover the second seat later this week.