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Thank you very much, all of you. There is no customer to consider.  It is my chair passed down from generation to generation.  It had a very fancy but warn-out, needlepoint on it that I thought I would try to duplicate.  I'm pretty handy; but when I looked into it, I decided it was way out of my league for needlepoint and would take me forever.  Very fancy with varying texture and 15th century-dressed man and woman.  I was unable to find a antique  needlepoint pattern for a chair.  I couldn't even draw the pattern because it was too detailed.  So I settled for some upholstery fabric that seemed to respect the chair's heritage. So, I guess I will order the batting and the nails, and I'm set to start working on it.    I don't need much batting because I have kept what was in the chair.  I have already oiled and stained the wood.  It will look great when I am done.

Some of the fiber is distinctly more coarse than what I believe to be hair.  I just want to add to my education, but I don't have to have the exact anyway.  I just want to know where to get some the same or like it. 

Amazing.  I guess I did it right.  Anyway, this is a picture of the batting.  It looks to me like a combination of hair and plants.  What do you think?

I don't know how this works with Picture Bucket, but I'm trying it.

I am having trouble uploading my picture.  Says it can't access file, upload path.  I don't know how to do that.  I have the file in my main document list, plus I tried it again by copying to my pictures section.  Does anyone have a suggestion? 

I am re-upholstering a chair that is almost 100 years old.  I do not want to use form.  What is the natural plant material called used at that time and where do I buy it? 

Thanks a lot, everyone.  I think I am good to proceed with the project. 

Thanks.  I have used sawdust and glue before on single nail holes.  The shaft on these decorative nails that I took out are already 1/2 inch.  Can I get away with using a putty knife to press in the glue and sawdust? 

I am re-upholstering my Louis the 15th open-arm chair.  I am concerned that the decorative nails will be using mostly the same holes so will not have as strong a grip as the original.  There are 300 nails around the chair.  Is their something I should do, such as a wood treatment or something, that will assure that the nails will be secure?  I will be treating the wood with oil since it is very dry, but have not yet until I know what to do about the nail holes.  Thanks for any suggestions.