DROP-IN: Upholstery Immersion 1F23 (Wednesday Evening)
1 DROP-IN (3-hour) SESSION for Nancy Mazonson to finish a project.
*No class the Wednesday before Thanksgiving
*Please Note:
- Storage is limited. No love seats, chaise lounges, sofas.
- Please bring sound furniture only. We do not offer repair services and any repairs should be completed prior to (re)upholstering.
- If you will need help moving/lifting your piece when you are on-site, please contact the Office at least two weeks before your class begins to make arrangements with our Facilities Manager.
Kathleen Gaskin
Kathleen Gaskin is proprietor of Decorator’s Workroom (Jamaica Plain), an upholstery shop which she founded in 1990. She grew up in Trinidad, where her father was a joiner and carpenter and her mother a seamstress and chair caner. She is proud to follow in their footsteps.
Kathleen has received numerous awards for her contributions to Jamaica Plain and the City of Boston, including the 2009 Local Hero Award from Vinfen, 2010 Award for outstanding contributions to Boston’s neighborhooods from Action for Boston Community Development, and 2005 Community Leadership Award from Spontaneous Celebrations.
Kathleen first taught at the Eliot School in 1991.
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
*YOU MUST REMOVE YOUR FURNITURE at the end of the semester