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Upholsterer Mike Mascelli recently did a series of videos for Fine Woodworking on the basics of upholstery that gets you past the foam-on-a-board stage of upholstery with a minimal tool kit which you may already have or can put together for a few bucks.
The first two videos are free and the second shows how to do a webbing based seat deck that is more comfortable than a board. The whole series is free with a FWW membership
The second video shows two ways to build the deck – with steel snake spring or with upholstery webbing.
If you hunt around YouTube, he has other videos that might be a help.. just google his name.
You’ll at least be able to tell if it’s for you or if you should farm it out, and gives you tips on what to watch out for as you build the chair.
It covers woods to use to make the upholstery’s job easier and how to build a proper seat frame for upholstery.