Upholstery
As an Upholsterer, you would upholstery and cover furniture such as chairs, bedheads and sofas. Your job could involve either of the following:
- upholstering complete items or particular parts like chair or sofa arms for domestic and/or commercial furniture (MODERN UPHOLSTERY)
- craft work on individual pieces of new furniture or renovation or reupholstery of old or antique furniture (TRADITIONAL UPHOLSTERY)
Your course will include
- planning the work, advising on fabrics and estimating costs
- preparing patterns and templates
- cutting out fabric
- fixing webbing and springs
- covering frames with padding and fabric using stitching, staples, tacks or glue
- making cushions
- adding trimmings such as piping, fringing and buttons.
You could also re-upholster furniture, which would involve removing old upholstery and repairing the frame before re-upholstery.
Qualifications
- City & Guilds NVQ (Apprenticeship Level 2, Advanced Apprenticeship Level 3)
- City & Guilds Technical Certificate (Apprenticeship Level 2, Advanced Apprenticeship Level 3)
- Key Skills
Duration
- Up to 2 years - Apprenticeship
- Up to 3 years - Advanced Apprenticeship
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