Dorset Chairman

Contact name: Alan

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over 6 years
with CraftCourses

Maker's bio

Following on from his Apprenticeship (1977-1982), Alan has worked for numerous upholstery firms in and around Dorset and Hampshire and as far afield as Liberty, North Carolina in the USA. Over the years he has trained or helped train numerous upholsterers one of whom went on to win a national competition. In his own words “It doesn’t matter what we learn, or where we learn it. What does matter is how we learn. It should be a pleasure to learn, and that comes down to how we are taught.”

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Recent reviews

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28 May 18'

Dianr Johnson reviewed: Make, paint & upholster your own footstool

"An excellent course- I received fantastic tuition that has provided me with many skills for future use. Alan is a great teacher and,believe me, he can help the most ‘cack-handed’ of us produce a useable, aesthetically pleasing footstool. The course is great fun and I met a great group of people. I would highly recommend this course, it really is fantastic value for money- and Wendy, the soups for lunch were fab. Thank you"

2 Mar 18'

John reviewed: Make, paint & upholster your own footstool

"I never knew that making a footstool would be so much fun. I attended the last one that was run by The Dorset Chairman. Alan the Tutor is a true craftsman and fantastic teacher. He guided all 8 of us through everything, absolutely chuffed with my stool."

28 Feb 18'

Mikaela Boon reviewed: Upholstery Course

"I joined Alan’s class to give a chair some much needed TLC. Alan guided me through the process, demonstrating ‘how to’, checking my progress and assisted my learning by explaining where I’d gone wrong when I made the inevitable novice mistakes (thankfully, nothing too drastic under his watchful eye). During each session Alan is constantly on the go, tutoring, guiding and giving support. I thoroughly enjoyed the course and would recommend it to anyone who is interested in learning Upholstery."

Dorset Chairman responded:

"Thank you for your kind words Mikaela, you are an absolute pleasure to teach. I look forward to you returning to do more in the future. Alan"

28 Sep 17'

Helen Blackburn reviewed: Upholstery Course

"What fun! I have thoroughly enjoyed the upholstery courses with Alan. He is an excellent teacher and thanks to his endless patience , careful explanation and perfectionism , the results achieved in the class have been beautiful. I am about to sign up for my fourth set of lessons. A perfect way to spend a Monday afternoon!"