Upholstery Immersion Drop-In 2S23 (Wednesday Evening)
1 Day Drop-In to this section to finish a piece.
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:
Bring to the first class:
Your piece of furniture. 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.
Two dropcloths (old bedsheets work well): one to cover work surface, one to cover furniture in storage
Recommended, after the first class (check with instructor in class before shopping):
Measuring tape
Good pair of scissors suitable for upholstery-weight fabric
Tack and Staple Remover (Tool #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 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
* 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