Q: A family member’s cat clawed all four edges of two sofas that I bought years ago. The cat pulled the threads badly, but it looks to me as if there aren’t any holes. I love the pattern and colors of ...

Elsewhere in this issue, you'll find Jim Smart's article about replacing upholstery in vintage Mustangs. Here, we're doing the same, only in Joe Galloway's '98 Mustang convertible. The procedure is ...

Q: A family member's cat clawed all four edges of two sofas that I bought years ago. The cat pulled the threads badly, but it looks to me as if there aren't any holes. I love the pattern and colours ...

I have been doing Auto Upholstery on my own since 1980. Being self-taught from an early age. I have always been guarded to share any of my knowledge because of competition, but now I realize that I am ...

Answer: Given how much cats love to use sofa upholstery as scratching posts, it's probably no surprise that there is more than one approach to repairing the damage – or at least making it less ...