Moonbird Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 Does anyone know where you can learn to do this? I have found furniture making at Caste college but not re-upholstery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alcoblog Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 Does anyone know where you can learn to do this? I have found furniture making at Caste college but not re-upholstery. Best way to learn is to take the original apart and put it back the same way with new materials. I've done antique chairs, sofas and car interiors this way in the past and never had a problem. I really don't think you need to go to college to learn anything ... it's all pretty easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonbird Posted June 6, 2013 Author Share Posted June 6, 2013 Best way to learn is to take the original apart and put it back the same way with new materials. I've done antique chairs, sofas and car interiors this way in the past and never had a problem. I really don't think you need to go to college to learn anything ... it's all pretty easy. Ooh thank you Alcoblog Now you set yourself up for it I have more questions for instance, bearing mind I'm DIY useless is it feasible for me to do it? and what tools/equipment would I need? and also do you know where I would get the material that I need for it please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alcoblog Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 Ooh thank you Alcoblog Now you set yourself up for it I have more questions for instance, bearing mind I'm DIY useless is it feasible for me to do it? and what tools/equipment would I need? and also do you know where I would get the material that I need for it please? I'd say anyone can upholster if they have a modicum of common sense. I used to be the owner of a bespoke furniture making company many years ago (near Cambridge) and specialized in high quality reproduction oak furniture. As such most of the chairs I made used leather (Connolly) for the seats. All you need for this (apart from a hide) are simple things like hessian, horsehair, strapping (and tensioner), tacks etc. Obviously stuff like a knife, scissors and hammer come in pretty useful! Or you can use cane/rush to weave ... all you need is cane/rush! For sofas and soft furnishings you'll need a sewing machine obviously ... it's not as difficult as it looks. It all depends what you're wanting to upholster. There's an upholstery shop on London Road ... think it's called Local Trading Co. They should have all the stuff you need ... otherwise try somewhere like this http://www.upholsterywarehouse.co.uk/acatalog/Upholsterers_Tool_Kit.html Places like John Lewis sell decent upholstery fabric, but there must be loads more too ... especially on the interweave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HJones Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Hi there, Please take a look at the following link on our website. http://theuniqueseatcompany.co.uk/upholstery-courses.cfm We run 2 day courses in traditional upholstery for beginners in Sheffield. All the information is on the website but if you need to know anything else please feel free to call us. Kind regards, The Unique Seat Company Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebeccaj1982 Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Yeah- I really recommend doing a course at The unique seat company. It's really enjoyable, And it's so much easier to understand the instructions From a book after you've seen someone doing it In front of you. A good guide I like to look at for reference is The Upholsterers Handbook. It has good images- but like I said- it helps to see it done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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