How do you recover the leg portion of a recliner?

Try white vinegar,baking soda,dawn and water mix together well & baking soda is dissolved do it in large bucket it'll bubble and apply, lightly scrub with brush, rinse with damp cloth may have to do this a few times also best way to remove hair from cloth is wipe material with damp cloth the hair just rolls off.

Maybe you can recover the foot part of it in a contrasting fabric and a pillow to tie it together. Then Scotch Guard it.

Hi Maggie. I used fusible iron-on tape to recover a chair and it's held up great over the years. You could and a similar fabric and recover the leg portion with this technique. Here's how: https://www.exquisitelyunremarkable.com/2015/07/custom-upholstered-chair-easy-diy.html

I used the same technique to patch a couch: https://www.exquisitelyunremarkable.com/2018/03/how-to-repair-a-torn-sofa.html

This is a good question Maggie & one many people do need help with.

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=How+do+you+recover+the+leg+portion+of+a+recliner%3f&qpvt=How+do+you+recover+the+leg+portion+of+a+recliner%3f&FORM=VDRE

https://homeguides.sfgate.com/reupholstering-footrest-87594.html

https://www.hunker.com/12574715/how-to-fix-a-recliner-chair-footrest

If the chair is sound and comfortable, you can always chalk paint it, changes up the texture a bit and the cat may no longer favor it, as was my case. I couldn’t get my chair clean, so ... I painted and polished it. Now it looks new and my other furniture looks old.

My Mom used a face towel and safety pins to fix hers. You wrap the towel around the leg rest and pin it tightly on the under side. Mine is now fixed the same way. And when it gets dirty I wash the towel with my others.