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Make your own deep buttoned footstool on our two day course
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French-style stiched mattress cushions
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Piped scatter cushions with a zip... learn to sew like a pro!

Proud to present... SPECIAL WORKSHOPS

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Traditional mattress cushions
THREE WORKSHOPS IN 2021:   12th & 13th February, 28th & 29th April, and 21st & 22nd October
Useful and totally on-trend, traditionally stitched mattress cushions are great for dog beds, bench seats, window seats, floor cushions... everywhere. In this lovely two-day workshop, you will learn to make your own traditionally hand stitched and tufted cushion to take home. No previous experience needed. Warning: You may end up with loads ;-))

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Learn to sew like a pro! Make a piped scatter cushion with a zip
Friday 29th January 2021

The trick to perfectly pert corners, straight piping and gloriously positioned zips will be yours ​in this one-day workshop during which you will learn to make a piped scatter cushion with a zip, to a professional standard. 
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Chair caning: a two-day workshop for beginners
Friday 5th & Saturday 6th March 2021

For everyone who has a little chair desperately in need of re-caning, this hard-to-find workshop is for you. Each student will work on a specially-designed small trapezium-shaped frame, which will allow them to become confident in all the skills without feeling rushed. Your expert tutor is Erica Hemming. Warning: you will be very popular once you've mastered how it's done.
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Make your own deep button footstool
​TWO WORKSHOPS IN 2021:   23rd & 24th April, and 5th & 6th November

On this great fun and busy two-day workshop students will make a beautiful classic footstool, learning how to create the beautiful folds and diamond pattern that are the hallmark of traditional deep buttoning. A beautiful deep buttoned footstool will be yours to take home.
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Fluting techniques for upholsterers
New 2021 dates to be confirmed soon...

This three-day course is designed to teach upholsterers how to build up a fluted pad, using both traditional and modern methods. By the end of the course, students will understand how to create a perfectly fluted pad on any piece of furniture. Some experience required.
Price: £285                         For more details, click here...
Continental style hand-tied springing techniques
New 2021 dates to be confirmed soon...
A busy morning workshop learning the continental springing method. Suitable for beginners keen to master springing, and upholsterers who would like to broaden their skills repertoire. (After years of using the British method of tying down springs, we recently learned the continental method from a French upholstery expert, and are now fully converted. Bien sur!
​Price: £65                            For more details, click here...

Our gift vouchers can be used for all of these workshops.
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