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Upholsterer's Handbook

In eye-capturing style The Upholsterer's Handbook offers everything you need and more in order to prepare and inspire you to create beautifully upholstered furniture. The upholstered pieces range in skill level from simple seats to more complex items such as a button-back chair. Various styles of furniture are covered from classic and elegant to other more styled and designer pieces. The Upholsterer's Handbook opens with sections on sourcing furniture tools and materials and choosing fabrics - including finishes and trimmings which are often the key to the success of a piece. With special photography throughout basic techniques are illustrated step-by-step from stripping back to top stuffing to making cushions. 18 stunning projects are featured with varying skill levels covering such
diverse items as a G-plan chair a sofa a '70s flower-shaped stool dining chairs and headboards. Throughout Nicole Fulton demonstrates techniques using linen satin velvet leather cowhide and other fabrics that give the furniture a unique contemporary look.
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In eye-capturing style The Upholsterer's Handbook offers everything you need & more in order to prepare & inspire you to create beautifully upholstered furniture. The upholstered pieces range in skill level from simple seats to more complex items such as a button-back chair. Various styles of furniture are covered from classic & elegant to other more styled & designer pieces. The Upholsterer's Handbook opens with sections on sourcing furniture tools & materials & choosing fabrics
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Leather - Durable and flexible made from the tanning of an animals raw hide
Contemporary - Modern era design
Contemporary - A design reference to indicate post war modern design
Satin - A weaving technique which provides a glossy surface and dull back
Eye - An organ which detects light
Sofa - A comfortable piece of furniture for sitting on. Also known as a couch
Flower - The reproductive part of a plant. Colourful to attract insects to pollenate
Button - A round or square object used for fastening clothing or other items
button - A small fastener used on clothing to secure two pieces of fabric together.
Key - A physical or virtual device or code used for opening something
Leather - Made from animal hides, is a flexible and durable material
Velvet - A soft fabric with a small pile.
Flower - A product that comes from planting a seed, tend to be the brightly coloured part at the end of the stem.
Contemporary - An object that is living in the same time.
Simple - Basic, easy no difficulty in understanding.
Classic - Something that is still like it was originally a high quality standard.

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