Upholstery Skills One Day Workshop - Drop-In Seat - Short Course

The Cass Short Courses

Short course

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£ 175 VAT inc.

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Description

  • Type

    Short course

  • Level

    Beginner

  • Location

    London

  • Duration

    1 Day

This one-day course will give you the opportunity to learn basic traditional upholstery techniques while working on a drop in seat cushion to rejuvenate an old chair or create a soft pad for a new chair. The course is also a good follow up to the Intermediate Furniture Making short course at The Cass.

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Location

Start date

London
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Start date

On request

About this course

This course is suitable for beginners and aimed at those with Furniture Making experience who would like to extend their knowledge with basic traditional upholstery techniques. The course would also suit those who have a chair to complete, a seat to refurbish or would just like to get a bite sized introduction to upholstery.

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Subjects

  • Upholstery
  • Soft pad
  • Furniture making
  • Techniques
  • Traditional upholstery
  • Chair
  • Furniture
  • Projects
  • Chair cushion
  • Fabrics

Teachers and trainers (1)

Emma Meadows

Emma Meadows

Course tutor

Emma started out studying textiles at Goldsmiths, going on to produce screen-printed fabrics for use in upholstery and soft furnishings. Since studying upholstery under the AMUSF scheme at the Cass, Emma works on commissions from her studio in Peckham. As the technician, Emma is responsible for the day to day running of the upholstery workshops here at The Cass, any questions about tools and materials, just ask!

Course programme

On the course, you will learn the proper use of tools, equipment and the correct fixings required when upholstering a chair cushion. You will also learn about material selection and uses and applications of certain upholstery fabrics.

By the end of the day, you will have learnt some useful and transferable basic traditional upholstery skills and/or have completed drop in seat to go in your chair of choice. Please contact us for advice on suitable projects. If you do not have a specific project, you can still attend the course using a model which will enable you to gain all the skills required to upholster a drop in seat.

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Upholstery Skills One Day Workshop - Drop-In Seat - Short Course

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