Making Slip Covers

Slip covers offer many excellent opportunities for introducing color and pleasing design into a room that would otherwise appear dull and cheerless.

When choosing material for slip covers, the character of the room should he considered as well as the type of the chair or sofa to he covered.

For sun porches and semi-outdoor rooms, awning striped material is very durable and it makes striking and colorful slip covers. There are also waterproof glazed chintzes and rubberized materials which are practical for such rooms.

In many instances colorful glazed chintz that has been chosen for the curtains may be repeated in slip covers for one or two chairs or a sofa with cushions made of a plain material - either plain glazed chintz, taffeta or satin repeating colors appearing in the chintz pattern.
Slip covers of plain material will be found more attractive when the seams are bound with a contrasting color.