Furniture Upholsterer Food, Wood & Garment Trades Workers

The latest trends and manfacturers in the furniture industry.

Recommended Books

1 book

The Practical Illustrated Guide to Furniture Repair and Restoration

William Cook

2020

Have a good understanding of the properties of different textile materials.

Recommended Books

2 books

A Beginner's Guide to Upholstery

Alex Law, Posy Gentles

2020

The Textile Industries

Murphy William S

2023

Set of tools used for upholstering furniture, walls and floors such as staple gun, foam cutter, staple remover.

Recommended Books

2 books

Upholstery School

Sonnaz Nooranvary

2025

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The Upholstery Bible

Cherry Dobson

2020

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Companies and activities involved in the design, manufacture, distribution and sale of functional and decorative objects of household equipment.

Materials used to fill soft furniture like upholstered chairs or mattresses must have several properties such as resilience, lightness, high-bulk properties. They can be fillings of animal origin such as …

Recommended Books

2 books

Upholstery School

Sonnaz Nooranvary

2025

Preview

The Upholstery Bible

Cherry Dobson

2020

Preview

Remove dirt, marks and other unwanted material from furniture.

Create a two-dimensional model used to cut the material for textile products such as tents and bags, or for individual pieces needed for upholstery work.

Cut textiles fitting to customers' desires and needs.

Use techniques such as gilding, silver-plating, framing or engraving to add specific decorations in the material of the furniture.

Fasten components together according to blueprints and technical plans in order to create subassemblies or finished products.

Install custom upholstery, according to the customer's individual requests and preferences.

Operate basic or specialised sewing machines whether domestic or industrial ones, sewing pieces of fabric, vinyl or leather in order to manufacture or repair wearing apparels, making sure the threads …

Sew different products based on textiles and wearing apparel articles. Combine good hand-eye coordination, manual dexterity, and physical and mental stamina.

Use manual sewing and stitching techniques to manufacture or repair fabrics or textile-based articles.

Nail down the springs to the wooden frame of a chair or other piece of furniture to be upholstered. In the case of mattresses, check the structure holding the springs …

Repair/restore damaged upholstery for a wide range of vehicles; use materials such as fabric, leather, plastic or vinyl.

Apply a layer of protective solutions such as permethrine to protect the product from damage such as corrosion, fire or parasites, using a spray gun or paintbrush.

Select and apply appropriate restoration techniques in order to achieve the required restoration goals. This encompasses preventive measures, remedial measures, restoration processes and management processes.

Design prototypes of products or components of products by applying design and engineering principles.

Estimate the cost implications of restoring and replacing products or parts.

Evaluate the outcome of conservation and restoration procedures. Evaluate the degree of risk, success of treatment or activity and communicate the results.

Handle the delivery and assemble the furniture and other goods, according to customer's needs and preferences.

Use appropriate questions and active listening in order to identify customer expectations, desires and requirements according to product and services.

Manipulate the properties, shape and size of metal.

Manipulate the properties, shape and size of wood.

Apply designs in paint, using paint sprayers, paintbrushes or spray cans.

Pass on knowledge and skills, explain and demonstrate the application of equipment and materials and answer questions about trade techniques for the manufacturing of products.

Set up furniture for standard or custom paint job, protect any parts that should not be painted and prepare painting equipment.

Repair locks, pegs, braces, frames or other parts of furniture.

Sell pieces of furniture in accordance to the client's personal preferences and needs.

Sell household devices and goods such as microwaves, blenders and kitchen supplies in accordance to the client's personal preferences and needs.

Use various techniques such as sanding, denting, painting and others to make new furniture look distressed and aged.

Master and develop industrial aesthetics through ongoing research of new shapes, adapted to the function of the objects the research deals with (domestic objects, urban furnitures, etc.).

Fix minor dents and scratches on the surface with touch-up paint or scratch remover.