Upholstery

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Learn the art and craft of fine upholstery, working with your own pieces of furniture. The class covers stripping, spring tie-off, covering, cushions and the use of materials and tools including sewing machines.

Read Apartment Therapy’s review of this class... and Second Coat Design’s blog about it. (That's a couple of their photographs, above.)

BEGINNERS PLEASE NOTE: You will be most satisfied if you start small with a dining room chair, footstool or ottoman. An armchair or wing-back chair will take more than one semester to complete.

INTERMEDIATE STUDENTS: You may prepare for class by stripping your furniture at home. Beginners may wish to strip with supervision of the instructor.

This very popular class fills up quickly, so be sure to register in advance. If classes are full, email to put yourself on a waiting list. New sections open each semester. Add yourself to our email list to receive notice when our new schedules go up on line.

You may also be interested in our new Basic Upholstery Workshop, which will give you the skills you need for a head-start on any professional-level upholstering project.

Course Number

AC116

Class Size

14

Age Range

17+

Skill Level

All Levels

Prerequisite

None

Materials

PLEASE NOTE:

  • NO LARGE ITEMS (sofa, bed, love seat, chaise lounge)
  • ONLY ONE PIECE AT A TIME per student, as our storage space is limited
  • YOU MUST TAG YOUR FURNITURE with your name, phone number and semester

Bring your piece of furniture to the first class. You may store it here for the semester but you must remove it after that. Beginners will learn to strip furniture in the first class session.

Tool Kit

Prepare to assemble the following. Check with instructor in class before shopping.

  • Measuring tape
  • Staple remover (Osborne #120-1/2 or #121)
  • Tack claw (Osborne # 202)
  • Magnetic hammer (Osborne #222)
  • 10" Upholstery shears (Osborne #684-10)
  • Ripping tool (Osborne #402)
  • Curved needles (Osborne #K-3)
  • Straight-point needles (Osborne # K-5)
  • Upholstery pins (Osborne #190)
  • 6-oz. Upholstery tacks
  • Marking chalk (Osborne #88)

Additional Supplies

The following materials list will be discussed in class:

  • webbing
  • burlap
  • muslin
  • 1” or 4” foam
  • cushion foam
  • cotton batting
  • cambric
  • Italian Ruby twine – 1 lb. spool
  • spring-tying twine
  • spring nails
  • fabric: 5/32” welt

Find out where to buy supplies.

Instructor, Schedule, and Cost

FALL 2010–WINTER 2011


Section 1F: 10 Mondays, 9am–12pm
1F: Oct 4–Dec 13 (no class Oct 11) FULL
1W: Jan 17–Mar 21
Instructor: Seymour Beckford

Section 2: 10 Tuesdays, 6:30–9:30pm
2F: Oct 5–Dec 7 FULL
2W: Jan 18–Mar 22
Instructors: Paul DeVito and Paul DeVito III

Section 3: 10 Wednesdays, 6:30–9:30pm
3F: Oct 6–Dec 15 (no class Nov 24)  FULL
3W: Jan 19–Mar 23
Instructors: Paul DeVito and Paul DeVito III

Section 4: 10 Thursdays, 9am–12pm
4F: Oct 7–Dec 16 (no class Nov 25) FULL
4W: Jan 20–Mar 24
Instructor: Seymour Beckford

Section 5: 10 Fridays, 6:30–9:30pm
5F: Oct 1–Dec 10 (no class Nov 26) FULL
5W: Jan 21–Mar 25
Instructors: Paul DeVito and Seymour Beckford

$260

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