The Upholsterer's Step-by-step Handbook reveals the techniques and tips of the upholstery trade in an easy to understand format.
Fully illustrated throughout with informative illustrations and inspiring photography, this book will enable you to confidently create a statement piece of furniture for your home.
Learn how to follow a technique-based approach to upholstery, from assessing the work involved and estimating your materials to planning your order of working to get professional results - whatever the size or scale of the project. Further information on the design of chairs and working with chair types enables you to work on any model of chair without limiting you to specific projects.
Additional chapters include information on upholstery tools and materials, furnishing fabrics and trimmings. Sections on simple woodworking techniques and on repairs and surface finishes ensure that this is the ultimate one-stop resource for the amateur upholsterer.
| ISBN: | 9781909397156 |
| Publication date: | 5th March 2015 |
| Author: | Alex Law |
| Publisher: | Pavilion an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 256 pages |
| Genres: |
Furniture design Carpentry and joinery skills and techniques DIY: carpentry and woodworking Embroidery crafts Fabric dyeing Sewing Leather crafts and Leatherworking Decorative woodwork Interior design, decor and style guides Antique or vintage furniture / furniture collecting |
The Upholsterer's Step-by-step Handbook reveals the techniques and tips of the upholstery trade in an easy to understand format.
Fully illustrated throughout with informative illustrations and inspiring photography, this book will enable you to confidently create a statement piece of furniture for your home.
Learn how to follow a technique-based approach to upholstery, from assessing the work involved and estimating your materials to planning your order of working to get professional results - whatever the size or scale of the project. Further information on the design of chairs and working with chair types enables you to work on any model of chair without limiting you to specific projects.
Additional chapters include information on upholstery tools and materials, furnishing fabrics and trimmings. Sections on simple woodworking techniques and on repairs and surface finishes ensure that this is the ultimate one-stop resource for the amateur upholsterer.
The Upholsterer's Step-by-Step Handbook features in the following genres: Furniture design, Carpentry and joinery skills and techniques, DIY: carpentry and woodworking, Embroidery crafts, Fabric dyeing, Sewing, Leather crafts and Leatherworking, Decorative woodwork, Interior design, decor and style guides, Antique or vintage furniture / furniture collecting
The Upholsterer's Step-by-Step Handbook is available in Hardback
The Upholsterer's Step-by-Step Handbook was written by Alex Law and published by Pavilion an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
The Upholsterer's Step-by-Step Handbook has 256 pages
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