For those that don’t know: These pieces of exercise equipment were designed by Joseph Pilates . The piece on the left is the “carriage” of an exercise contraption called a “Reformer”. By performing specific exercises as the carriage runs along its runners using springs and levers to create resistance, a user can develop greater core strength and retrain and help realign the body in the service of gaining greater control over muscular and skeletal movement and Body Conditioning. Used as part of a system developed by the German Joseph Pilates in 1923 it has since massively grown in popularity in the west and I’m honoured to know a fair few teachers and practitioners of Pilates and Restoring and recovering this piece of kit is definitely not as straight forward as it looks! Lots of unbolting , cutting, stitching, cleaning, polishing and refitting.
This particular example , now covered in #Neugahyde #Vinyl, I’ve just delivered back to its owner off Regent’s park earlier this evening in time for her new term of students to train with.
I myself just need a long lie down.
Hope you’ve all enjoyed or at least , less endured Your weekend. Many thanks to @rae_upholstery for her assistance, and to @rowenaupholstery for the additional emergency foam rescue when I came up slightly short.
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