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Just bought a 94 van and whilst its nice and clean its a bit dated. looking to recover the seats any ideas how to go about this. Have bought material from ebay only got 8 metres worried i wont have enough..

Any tips please..

Are you planning to make loose fit covers that can be removed like a pillowcase and washed, or fully fitted perminent replacements for the existing infills?

You can save material on the perminent type by using the plain curtain lining fabric (not Blackout lining, as you would end up wearing off the special coating) to cover the undersides of the seat covers where it doesnt show.

The big pillowcase type can be made from good quality fleece material, which will have a bit of stretch in the fabric to give a snug fit, its also fairly cheap to buy, and looks good when contrasted by some nice patterned scatter cushions.

Julia

may help

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I recovered all my seats to brighten up my caravan.
I made basic envelope-type covers with velcro to fasten the ends, making them quick and easy to remove when they need washing.