Wooden beads car seat mat/cover repair

 Wooden bead car seat mat/cover repair.

Due to normal wear and tear some of the lines are broken on wooden bead mat /cover.

This resulted in loose wooden beads falling off.

*** Tips:- It best to take note NOT to remove any broken line immediately, so it save some time during repair work. Because if the bead drop off or move away when try to remove them. It will be more time consuming to rearrange the bead to its original position.

Do take note this wooden bead was repaired long time ago, hence some of the beads was broken and missing.

Due to lack of skill and experience during previous repair some of the beads position being ‘alerted’ and it original position looks odd and it is not flat in certain section of seat cover.

The new line is a fishing line of 0.7 mm and 50 lbs specification.

 

The repair strategy is three sections.

1.       First to repair all broken lines for the top taper section, this to restring broken line and bring the bead into position and hold them in desired location.

2.       Next repair is for all broken lines for the bottom section, by re string broken line, add a new line horizontally for the beads.

3.      Finally, match and close gap between the top section and bottom section. Add a new support vertical line between top section and bottom section.

Resource link

Part 1: Basic of bead mat work : making car seat mat by Rinki’s channel (5:14)

Part 2: Bead mat car seat cover: Adding more beads to next line . by Rinki’s channel (5:26 )

Part3: Bead mat car seat cover: Reducing beads in next line : By Rinki’s channel (3:50 )

Cool Dat Azz beaded seat repair using the Albright knot. By cool Dat Azz (29:01)

https://www.carsales.com.au/editorial/details/car-hack-how-to-make-your-own-beaded-seat-covers-109015/

Marking the bead to use as reference when do re string process

Comparing the broken line cause a big gap in between.

How to insert line into bead. at time it helps by carrying the bead

it easier to restring bead. At time if not possible use a tweezers to help. 

This is to show how one line is terminate before moving to another bead in line.

Use own wire tool to insert into bead to minimize movement when do re string line.

This is how the original string line are run.

Once the top and bottom section of wooden bead is re string and verify the next step to close the gap between them

The top section bead are align slowly and move closer to the bottom section.

The final step is to reinforce the top and bottom section is run a line from top to bottom .

This spine line to support the weight of the two section to be held in place. Hope it will help to support all beads in it position.

The last step is to installed on the car seat. ( see the above picture with Before and After repair).

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