The Upholstery Bible

Author: Cherry Dobson
Publisher: David and Charles
ISBN: 1446381307
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 563

Book Description
A complete course in upholstering furniture, including tooling up, selecting stuffings and outer textiles, techniques, and cutting plans. The Upholstery Bible is a one-stop resource for furniture upholstering, regardless of your abilities, with easy-to-follow, illustrated instructions explaining all the essential upholstery techniques, from covering buttons to stripping and upholstering entire chairs. Build your skills at your own pace, with advice on the basics such as choosing materials and tools for the job and estimating yardage, as well as more complex upholstering techniques. The Upholstery Bible features invaluable advice on what to look for when buying second hand furniture, teaching you what’s fixable and what’s not as well as how to avoid costly mistakes by choosing the right stitches, and techniques and textiles for the job. “Dobson breaks up the technical stuff with a more inspiring approach . . . If you’re starting out, I’d say this would be a brilliant resource to have . . . offers plenty of answers to the most common gotchas.” —Vintique Upholstery

Beginners' Upholstery Techniques

Author: David James
Publisher: GMC Publications
ISBN: 9781861084958
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Compiled from material previously published in the author's Upholstery, a complete course (1990) and Uphostery, a beginner's guide (2004).

Upholstery

Author: David James
Publisher: Guild of Master Craftsman Publications Limited
ISBN: 9781861082763
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 175

Book Description
Offers a guide to beginners that are inspired to renovate, restore or update a piece of upholstery, and provides refurbishing techniques and projects from start to finish.

Complete Step-by-Step Upholstery

Author: David Sowle
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
ISBN: 1607653060
Category : House & Home
Languages : en
Pages : 551

Book Description
This is the manual for anyone who wants to become a skilled upholsterer. No other book on the market takes such a clear, progressive approach to teaching upholstery. Combines instruction in basic skills with hands-on experience. 15 step-by-step projects. Information on tools and materials, furniture selection, and choosing fabric.

A Beginner's Guide to Upholstery

Author: Alex Law
Publisher: CICO Books
ISBN: 9781782498889
Category : House & Home
Languages : en
Pages : 144

Book Description
Rescue old and beautiful chairs, beds, and footstools with fabulous new fabrics and renovate treasured family heirlooms in perfect period style. With clear step-by-step instructions throughout, A Beginner's Guide to Upholstery shows you how to take your old or tattered furniture and fabrics and breathe new life into them with natural and sustainable materials. By saving the money you would have spent on someone else doing the work, you can afford to splash out on a really special length of cloth and create stunning pieces of furniture that reflect your own individual style.

Singer Upholstery Basics Plus

Author: Steve Cone
Publisher: Quarry Books
ISBN: 9781589233294
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 160

Book Description
The most comprehensive, user-friendly upholstery book on the market just got better! Over its lifetime, SINGER Upholstery Basics has sold nearly 150,000 copies. Now, with five new projects and an entirely fresh presentation, SINGER Upholstery Basics Plus is truly the best book for beginners and seasoned upholstery buffs alike. All the basic upholstery techniques are taught. Projects include all styles of chairs or couches, stools, different styles of ottomans, a bench, and a headboard. Some projects are built-from-scratch items that require only simple carpentry skills for building the frames. Others show the complete process of stripping, repairing, and reupholstering old furniture pieces to like-new condition. Large color photos of the step-by-step instructions set this book apart from all the others. 300+ photos show the techniques in great detail, plus 5 new projects Projects are practical and most representative of the types of furniture pieces usually reupholstered or constructed from scratch Hidden wire-o binding keeps the book open flat while you work

Modern DIY Upholstery

Author: Vicky Grubb
Publisher: David and Charles
ISBN: 1446372804
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 415

Book Description
Ten simple projects using quick and easy modern methods. QR codes will take you to time-lapse videos of the construction of each piece of furniture! Modern DIY Upholstery shows the hobby sewer or complete newcomer how to make the leap into home upholstery taking you gently by the hand, demonstrating the simple techniques you need to bring your love of fabric to upholstered items for the home. Not a dry, highly technical professional manual, this bright and accessible book takes you step-by-step through the process of upholstery of desirable pieces of furniture—using items found at antique markets, street sales and thrift stores that are designed up and given a modern twist. You will then learn all about fabric choice and other materials, discover the essential techniques and then embark on the projects which include a simple stool, a vintage sewing box, a blanket box or ottoman, a fluted headboard, a Danish dining chair, a bedroom/nursing chair, a patchwork armchair and a mid-century design two-seater sofa, all guided by the author’s expert instruction. “This book has really set me on fire to go prowling for an ottoman or two, or maybe even a settee. The pictures are lovely, the instructions seem clear upon reading, and there are even time-lapse videos!” —A Dress a Day “Newby furniture upholsterers will be inspired to start their first projects and intermediate to seasoned ‘wrappers’ will definitely be challenged to stretch their fabrics and repertoire with more advanced instructions.” —Home Jelly

The Upholsterer's Step-by-Step Handbook

Author: Alex Law
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1250049857
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 256

Book Description
Also published: London: Pavilion, 2015.

Style, Stitch, Staple

Author: Hannah Stanton
Publisher: Running Press Adult
ISBN: 0762453508
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 194

Book Description
Style, Stitch, Staple combines straightforward upholstery techniques with advice on choosing and styling fabrics to help the design-savvy reader transform even the most dilapidated furniture into gorgeous updated pieces. Packed full of fabric advice, yardage charts, upholstery tutorials, and case studies that feature salvaged and inexpensive furniture, this book is the perfect go-to-guide for the many sewers, designers, artists, and creative folk who want to learn to rescue and revive all manner of furniture-footstools, headboards, or dining room chairs-to give their homes that unique, personalized, and stylish look.

Beginner's Guide to DIY & Home Repair

Author: Jo Behari
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
ISBN: 1607656523
Category : House & Home
Languages : en
Pages : 381

Book Description
• Beginner’s reference guide to household repairs and simple renovations. • Teaches basic DIY skills and provides guidance to get the job done. • Simple presentation for the DIY novice, young renters, and first-time homeowners. • Authors are experienced DIY experts.