by admin | Aug 28, 2024 | Questions Answered
Fantastic question. Now, while I do not practice auto marine upholstery, and I’m not actually sure if you meant car seat as in baby seat, or the seat in a car, what I can tell you is that the skills I teach for home furnishing upholstery, are applicable to auto...
by admin | Jul 10, 2024 | Questions Answered
What a great question. I hope I can help. I think the biggest difference between sinuous springs (zig-zag) and coil springs, is the stress they put on your furniture frame. Zig-Zag springs are applied to your furniture from front to back. They have to be stretched...
by admin | Jul 10, 2024 | Questions Answered
Such a great question. A webbing stretcher is essentially a block of wood with pokey things on the end of it. You can make your own with a block of wood, and put your own pokey things in it. I had never heard of a hobnail before this question! A brad nailer works...
by admin | Jul 10, 2024 | Questions Answered
Fun fact. Your final upholstery product will only ever last as long as the infrastructure. If the spring job is 50 years old, your new upholstery work is already 50 years old, and when the springs give, so will everything else. Spring tying can look intimidating, but...
by admin | Jul 10, 2024 | Questions Answered
Good morning! Lucky for you my classes are just about EVERY weekend! I teach my classes Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, and Mondays. My next Saturday availability is this weekend. It looks like I may still have a couple of spots left, so you should definitely sign up!...
by admin | Jul 10, 2024 | Questions Answered
Private lessons are purchased by the hour at $100 an hour with a 2 hour minimum, 4 hour maximum, each class. This is a great option for focused learning, specifically if there is a particular skill you want to learn, or a problem with your project you are trying to...
by admin | Jul 10, 2024 | Questions Answered
Hey! I’m so glad you asked! This project is not too advanced for a beginner. Any fabric can go on the same way as the vinyl does. The reason you can’t picture it is because the previous skilled trades person did a great job of hiding their work! This is a...
by admin | Jul 10, 2024 | Questions Answered
I do! My classes are all set up so that you bring in your own project and work on the skills YOU want to learn! The best part is each class has people working on different types of skills all around you, so you’ll learn from everyone else as well!If you’re...
by admin | Jul 10, 2024 | Questions Answered
Hi! Thanks for your question! I actually only offer home furnishing upholstery for the most part, but I know this guy, Aaron Lloyd, he owns Detroit Interior Works. He is absolutely incredible. Check him out!Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DetroitInteriorWorks/...
by admin | May 2, 2024 | Questions Answered
Hey there. I totally feel your pain. All of my early box cushions and panels did this too! I learned it’s because the fabric layers move under the sewing machine at a different rate, causing it to slip and move as you sew. This is most cumbersome with domestic...