Career - Upholsterer

Upholsterers will discuss colour, fabric, style and cost of upholstery with clients and will repair upholstered furniture by replacing covers, webbing, padding and springs. They will staple lengths of webbing (a wide tape) on to the underside of the furniture frame and will stretch webbing from side to side, interlacing it to form a base for the padding. They will lace tops of springs together to prevent sideways movement and staple hessian to the frame and will cut and fit foam padding. They will measure and cut covering material, join sections and tack fabric onto the furniture frameand will cover staples with decorative braid, trim, buttons or nails and attach calico to the underside of the furniture.

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