Uses of slip covers -- As protection -- In place of upholstery -- Decorative asset -- Choosing fabrics for service -- The ideal fabric -- Shrinkage control -- Dyes fast to light and washing -- Decorative features -- Plain or patterned fabrics -- Trimmings -- Estimating yardage -- Dining and occasional chairs -- Valance or ruffle -- Construction -- Modeling a slip cover -- Advantages of a pattern -- Pattern for wing chair -- The valance pattern -- Cutting the slip cover -- Plain and bound seams -- Corded and piped seams -- French seams -- Pin fitting -- Order of seaming -- The cushion -- Making and attaching the valance -- Slip covers for other upholstered furniture.
