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
- including finishes & 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 & headboards. Throughout Nicole Fulton demonstrates techniques using linen satin velvet leather cowhide & other fabrics that give the furniture a unique contemporary look.
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Traditional upholstery skills are still much in demand both for the making of new furniture & for the re-covering of a treasured antique. The processes involved are lengthy but the results will last a very long time. This book takes the student or home upholsterer on from the most basic skills gradually building up a working knowledge of the various methods so that by the time he finishes reading any type of chair can be tackled with complete confidence. The reference section of the book contains an invaluable guide to tools springs fillings & fabrics. The projects which follow range from a deep-buttoned stool to a wing chair each one demonstrated with step-by-step photographs & explained with clear & concise text. ...

A revised edition of a best-selling classic! Every aspect of traditional & modern upholstery is covered in this encyclopedic survey of techniques & materials. Explore the entire construction process from choosing tools & materials & making a frame to stuffing covering & trimming. Hundreds of line drawings & a selection of full-color photographs guide both serious beginners & experienced upholsterers through basic skills & on to crafting more advanced pieces including chairs sofas & ottomans. Information on historical styles & techniques will be particularly useful to restorers. Five fully illustrated projects ranging from a simple seat cushion to a larger chair provide the opportunity for hands-on application of the techniques presented. ...

Upholstery is a satisfying combination of the technical creative
- & highly addictive! There is nothing to match the pleasure of
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Learn how to make the most of your furniture with this comprehensive guide to upholstery. Find out how to choose second hand pieces of furniture & flea market bargains to turn into beautiful pieces of furniture to be proud of. Whether you're an absolute beginner or already have some experience of upholstery you will find this an invaluable resource for future projects. Easy-to-follow illustrated instructions explain all the essential upholstery techniques from covering buttons to stripping & upholstering entire chairs. Build your skills at your own pace with advice on the basics such as choosing materials & tools for the job & estimating yardage as well as more complex upholstering techniques. It features invaluable advice on what to look for when buying second hand furniture teaching you what's fixable & what's not as well as how to avoid costly mistakes by choosing the right stitches techniques & textiles for the job. ...

Ever think Scrooge had it right before the ghosts ruined his life? Meet Aidan OConner. At one time he was a world-renowned celebrity who gave freely of himself & his money without wanting anything in return.. .until those around him took without asking. Now Aidan wants nothing of the world
- or anyone whos a part of it. When a stranger appears at his doorstep Aidan knows hes seen her before...in his dreams. Born on Olympus as a goddess Leta knows nothing of the human world. But a ruthless enemy has driven her from the world of dreams & into the home of the only man who can help her: Aidan. Her immortal powers are derived from human emotions
- & his anger is just the fuel she needs to defend herself.. . One cold winters night will change their lives forever.. . Trapped together in a brutal winter storm Aidan & Leta must turn to the only power capable of saving them
- or destroying them both: trust.


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This map is part of the Landranger (Pink) series & is designed for people who really want to get to know an area. It



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Darrell & her friends grow together as they share their school days. There are new students to induct sporting matches to be won tempers to control & tricks to play on teachers. This work presents stories about life at boarding school as readers follow the girls' lives through 6 years at Malory Towers. ...

Contains a Bible passage to read a reflection on the passage & prayer followed by a Thought for the Day & a suggested Prayer Focus for the day. This title provides a set of small group questions to fuel discussions within your house group with a prayer partner or just with friends in church. ...

With each days reading containing a Bible passage to read a reflection on the passage & prayer followed by a Thought for the Day & a suggested Prayer Focus for the day this title also

Includes:: a set of small group questions provided each week to fuel discussions within your house group with a prayer partner or just with friends in church.

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