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

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Also published: London: Pavilion, 2015.

Author: Carole Thomerson
Publisher: Frances Lincoln
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 196

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This comprehensive guide to upholstery covers all the techniques of the craft, from the simplest to the most sophisticated. It demonstrates 10 upholstery projects with clear, step-by-step illustrations, making every project accessible and achievable.

Author: Desmond Gaston
Publisher: Harpercollins
ISBN: 9780004129129
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 192

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A comprehensive handbook of traditional techniques, written by craftsmen.

Author: Edward S. Cooke
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393024692
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 294

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Upholstery in America fills a large gap in our knowledge of the decorative arts.

Author: George Hepplewhite
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486142671
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 182

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Magnificent reproduction of 1788 folio of Hepplewhite furnishings. Classic, highly valued work depicts chairs, stools, sofas, sideboards, beds, pedestals, desks, bookcases, tables, chests of drawers, wardrobes, fire screens, and many other items. 128 plates.

Author: Frank T. Destro
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780982888308
Category : Upholstery
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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This book is a one-of-a-kind, educational, easy-to-follow, how-to guide for the do-it-yourselfer as well as the skilled craftsman. Every step is clearly illustrated with more than six hundred photographs and more than eighty-five tips! Now you can learn all the trade secrets. Individual projects include how to make a zippered pillow with pleated corners and welted seams, how to make two styles of dining room seats, how to make a zippered cushion, how to repair frames and touch up the wood, and a featured project-a fully upholstered wing chair and matching footstool.

Author: Amanda Brown
Publisher: Storey Publishing
ISBN: 1612121373
Category : House & Home
Languages : en
Pages : 401

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Discover the joys of upholstery and bring new life to your worn-out furniture. With a few basic tools, an eye for color, and some ingenuity, you can customize your home with fabrics and textures that reflect your unique personality. This comprehensive guide features more than 900 photographs and includes five projects designed to teach you all you need to know to reupholster any piece of furniture. You’ll soon be confidently stripping down old sofas, stuffing sagging ottomans, and revamping chairs with your own distinctive style.

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

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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

Author: Malcolm Hopkins
Publisher: New Holland Publishers
ISBN: 9781847730572
Category : House & Home
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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This work 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 finish any type of chair can be tackled with confidence. A reference section contains a guide to tools, springs, fillings and fabrics.

Author: Dorothy Gates
Publisher: Murdoch
ISBN: 9781741962642
Category : Upholstery
Languages : en
Pages : 264

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"The Essential Guide to Upholstery is a valuable and indispensible resource for the home enthusiast, offering practical advice and lots of exciting ideas on colours, patterns and textures. Fully illustrated throughout with informative illustrations and inspiring photography, this book will enable you to confidently create an individual statement for your home furnishings."--Back cover.