Description
Our Friday morning upholstery courses are made up of six weekly classes from 9.30am to 1pm each week. Each course provides a total of 21 hours of tuition with a fully qualified AMUSF upholsterer and use of upholstery tools and materials. Our group sizes are kept quite small, allowing plenty of contact time with your tutor and ensuring each student progresses well with their projects. Tutor: Jillian Humphrey, AMUSF Our classes are suitable for the complete beginner as well as improvers. Students work on their own projects and are expected to bring a piece of furniture to work on. We can advise on the suitability of individual projects and full details of what to expect, and what is included, will be sent out on booking or request. The types of project suitable for the complete beginner would be a footstool/piano stool, dining chair, armless, or fireside chair. They can be modern or antique, depending upon what you’d like to have a go at. We teach both modern and traditional upholstery techniques. Please remember that the more complicated a project, the more time will be needed to complete a piece. Learning upholstery skills and techniques can be tremendous fun as well as a lot of hard work, but the thrill of restoring an old chair and turning it into a beautiful, functional and even artistic creation can be extremely rewarding! We have a passion for upholstering and we like to think that all of our students end up sharing this passion…We run courses throughout the year and publish new dates regularly, so if you can’t make these dates you might find other dates in our programme which are more suitable. If you have any questions before you decide to book onto one of our courses please use the "message the tutor" button on this page. We look forward to welcoming you to our Pretty Sitting Upholstery workshop in the heart of the Mendip Hills.
What's included in the price?
Upholstery tool hire, tea and coffee break, student discount of 15% on materials and fabric purchases.
Duration
6 mornings
Cancellation policy
Easy - Cancellation and a full refund can be obtained up to 2 weeks before the course starts
Maker
Cheddar Upholstery School has been running alongside the commercial upholstery & interiors business (Pretty Sitting) at Barrows House in Tweentown, Cheddar since 2019. Both businesses are owned and managed by Jill Humphrey, AMUSF who is an experienced master upholsterer and tutor. We run daytime and evening courses, weekend workshops and summer schools in traditional and modern upholstery as well as soft furnishings and interior design. All our courses are suitable for beginners as well as improvers and are designed to be fun, creative, and educational.
Suitable for
- Adults
- Seniors
- Wheelchair users
- Limited mobility
- Advanced/pro level
- Suitable for beginners
- Intermediate level
FAQs
No, most of our courses are suitable for the complete beginner or those with little experience of the craft.
All upholstery materials will be supplied during your course. We make a charge for materials according to how much you use which is invoiced to you at the end of your course. You are welcome to bring your own fabric, but it is best to check with your tutor about quantity required and suitability before you make a purchase. We do have end of rolls and remnants in the workshop to purchase on the day or you can pre-order from our fabric suppliers if you leave enough time before the start of your course.
No, we provide all the hand tools that you will need. We also instruct you how to use the equipment, such as pneumatic staple guns, drills etc. You will be shown how to use all equipment and tools safely.
Yes. You can park in front of the workshop to offload your chair then re-park on the side street adjacent to the venue.
