The Upholsterer's Bible

the long version

Upholstery is the art and craft of covering furniture with padding. This is done primarily to make the furniture comfortable. If it fails in that aspect, its aims have not been achieved. It also aims to make the furniture look more attractive. With the very large range of materials available it is possible to get an enormous range of effects. This is the art part of upholstery. The work done to make the furniture more comfortable is the craft. It is the combination of art and craft that go a long way towards making upholstery such an attractive activity. The aim of this book is to cover all information and techniques that a modern upholsterer ought to know. It is not a guide to simplified methods for the amateur looking for an easily, but not necessarily good, way out. the techniques described are all those that a professional upholsterer should know. The keen amateur should want to follow the same methods. The majority of steps can be carefully followed to achieve satisfactory results without the need to resort to quick methods or shortcuts. The book covers traditional methods as well as modern ones.