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Courses – 5 Week Afternoon

 

Develop your creative skills in a rural studio setting with our 5 week courses.

 

COURSE INFORMATION

This is a leisure course, so there are no formal qualifications at the end of it.

The aim of all the courses is to develop students creative skills and to discover the basic & further principles of traditional & modern upholstery. Class sizes are maximum of 5 students.

For all courses you should bring along a small piece of upholstered work as your 1st project. Eg: dining chair, drop-in seat or footstool. Larger pieces of furniture will need to be discussed beforehand.

Please be aware that fabric sometimes hides a lot, so be prepared that your chair may need more work than you think.

 

Materials & Tools

Materials, projects & fabrics are not supplied, there are limited tools to use in the studio only. Unfortunately due to Covid I am unable to lend any other items such as pins as they are near on impossible to disinfect.

If you wish to buy your own tools the following list is a guide for your basic kit, however I do sell a starter kit, which consists of the following plus a webbing stretcher, curved needles & pins. Other items can be purchased too such as  hessian, lining cloth, stuffings, tacks, threads etc.

 

Basic Tools

  • a magnetic upholstery hammer 
  • pincers
  • Tack & staple lifter
  • Wooden mallet
  • Scissors (you should bring your own fabric scissors not included in kit) 
  • notepad and/or camera to record your progress & to create a portfolio of work should you wish (not included in kit) .
  • Courses are payable at least 2 weeks in advance to secure your place and the bookings are confirmed via email.
  • More than one course may be booked.

 

Cost 

The 5 consecutive week block costs £175.00 per student per block of 5.

(More than one block at a time can be booked for larger or varied projects.)

Please use the contact form for confirming spaces available or to book.

 

Days are not transferable before booking please make sure you read our terms & conditions. 

 

DAY COURSE DATES AVAILABLE FOR 2020:

 

TUESDAY AFTERNOON COURSE 1.00 – 3.00pm

Dates with availability:

6th October to 3rd November –  FULL

10th November to 8th December – 5 spaces left

5th January to 2nd February 2021 – 5 spaces left

9th February to 9th March 2021 –  5 spaces left

 

 

SATURDAY AFTERNOON COURSE 1.00-3.00pm

Dates with availability:

10th October to 7th November  – 1 space left

14th November to 12th December –  2 spaces left

9th January to 6th February 2021 –  5 spaces left

13th February to 13th March 2021 –  5 spaces left

 

Classes & dates are not transferable.

Please use the contact form for confirming spaces available or to book. (updated 7th September 2020)

Upholstery Courses

Would you like to learn a new skill or artisan craft?
Louise at Sussex Upholstery is offering courses for beginners in upholstery.

 

COURSE details

Terms & Conditions

To view our terms and conditions, please click HERE

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