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This is a complete resource for furniture upholstering, regardless of your abilities, with easy-to-follow, illustrated instructions explaining all the essential upholstery techniques, from covering buttons to stripping and upholstering entire chairs.
Build your skills at your own pace, with advice on the basics such as choosing materials and tools for the job and estimating yardage, as well as more complex upholstering techniques.
It features invaluable advice on what to look for when buying second hand furniture, teaching you what's fixable and what's not as well as how to avoid costly mistakes by choosing the right stitches, and techniques and textiles for the job.
Upholsterer s tips:
- When stripping an old piece of furniture, wear a mask to avoid inhaling the dust.
- When deep buttoning, place a layer of polyester wadding over the white cotton wadding to stop cotton braking up. To prevent a ridge forming around the button, cut a large hole in the polyester where the button is to go.
Content Headings:
Tools And Materials
Techniques
Types Of Furniture
About the Author
Cherry Dobson has been a tutor of upholstery for over 20 years. She has worked on numerous commissions, gaining much hands on experience, and holds a distinction in Furniture Advanced Studies from the London Guildhall University. Cherry now lives in Somerset where she teaches both day and residential courses.
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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Recently purchased this book after someone in my upholstery class brought it in. What a fantastic book! With the use of very good photographs, it makes even (well, what I think of as) difficult techniques - such as deep buttoning - seem clear and do-able. The projects and fabrics are beautiful. Highly recommend this book for beginners and intermediates alike.
29 of 30 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is ideal for anyone new to upholstery or seasoned upholsterers, clear and concise directions and hands on pictures to remind all of us what we may have just learned or learned in the past how to do upholstery. Excellent!
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
What a useful book. I thought I knew how to upholster a chair seat but with the detailed steps in this book it is so much easier to get really good results.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
A must for anyone starting Upholstery
This book is a must for all those thinking about starting upholstery. The book is easy to read and follow and gives a wealth of information. I would highly recommend this book.
Published 1 month ago by S Campbell
A beginners review
The book had been recommended by our tutor, undertaking beginners course for upholstery,have found it to be very helpful the steps being straightforward and corresponding with the... Read more
Published 3 months ago by rosy angel
Upholstery knowhow
The book is very helpful in confirming all that I have been learning through classes. But, I think that even without the classes, the photos and instructions are excellent and... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Marcelle
A good buy
I have only used the book for 2 projects so far but it has already proved itself to be invaluable.
Published 9 months ago by P. Kernan
Fantastic step-by-step manual!
Extremely useful to me as a first timer at re-upholstery! Definitive Bible! Very thorough definitions of required materials & step-by-step procedures. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Ms Gillian C. Doyle
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