Bring Your Own Upholstery Project Workshop

Bring your own project, ideally a ‘drop in’ seat or a footstool, and your choice of top fabric.

This is a group session with people working on their own projects, maximum 6 people to ensure that everyone gets attention. I will be guiding people through modern and traditional upholstery techniques, answering questions and sharing techniques and ideas across the projects. The aim is that everyone learns from the collective experience. It is ideal as taster session for anyone keen to try their hand at upholstery, or take on a simple “I’d love to do that” project.

Venue: Westgate Chapel, Lewes High Street, whilst there is no parking immediately outside of the venue, there is a loading bay a few doors down and paid parking minutes away. You will need to transport your project to and from class.

A few things to note:

- Please send me a photo of the project ahead of the session, so that I can confirm whether it is a suitable project and we can discuss what might reasonably be achieved on the day and to ensure that we have the right materials on site. Please note not all projects can be completed in one day, each project is different, as are the skills, confidence and pace of the student! Sundries are included

- Please avoid velvet & leather, too tricky for a 1 day session

- Dependent on the project you may need to strip your chair down before the workshop

- All activity is entered into at the participants own risk

- Everyone will have their own set of tools for use on the day (we will be sharing electric staplers and there will be a sewing machine on site)

- Sundries: tacks, staples, glue, twine, calico, hessian, and coconut fibre/polywadding for spot/repair stuffing. Additional materials are charged at a cost (for example if your whole chair needs a complete rebuild back from the frame), and depending on your project some materials may need to be ordered in ahead of the workshop these will need to be agreed and charged at cost.

- Tea, coffee & biscuits are provided. (Upholstery is unquestionably easier to learn after a gingernut).

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