Button Covering Services We are now able to offer a wire loop, upholstery button covering service to the UK and the rest of the world. If you require wire loop, upholstery buttons for an upholstery project then you just need to send a section of fabric to us indicating how many buttons, what size and…
20th Century Armchairs – Joel Latham (Kelham Island, Sheffield)
Joel Latham from Kelham Island, Sheffield (just around the corner from our workshop) came to see us with his two 20th Century armchairs which he wanted bringing up-to-date. Joel chose a beautiful fabric from Linwood’s brand new Tango range in colourway Pampas. For the full range of colourways in the Tango range click here.
7 Week Traditional Upholstery Course – Change Your Career (New For 2019)
7 Week Traditional Upholstery Course – Change Your Career The 7 Week course is designed specifically for those who wish to set up their own traditional upholstery business. Attend the course on dates convenient to yourself (within the available dates published on the website) Pay for all 7 weeks (35 Days) in advance and receive…
Parker Knoll Armchair – Caroline Simpson (Bristol)
Caroline Simpson from Bristol emailed us after seeing our work on the website. Our antique furniture, upholstered in modern fabrics, had inspired her and she had decided to have a Parker Knoll armchair, which had been passed down to her by her parents, re-upholstered in an on-trend fabric so that the chair would fit nicely into…
Antique Wing Armchair – Helen Honisett (Nether Edge, Sheffield)
Antique Wing Armchair Our re-upholstery and re-covering services can transform an ordinary piece of furniture into something spectacular. A good example of this is when Helen Honisett of Nether Edge, Sheffield approached us for a quote for her beloved antique wing armchair. The chair had been upholstered several times by previous generations of Helen’s family and…
5 Day Advanced Traditional Upholstery Courses
We are pleased to announce that from June 2017 we will be running 5 Day Advanced Traditional Upholstery Courses for those who have attended our 5 Day Beginners and 5 Day Intermediate Courses. The 5 Day Advanced Course will build on the skills you have already learnt and will enable you to upholster large, complex items…
20th Century Armchair – Steve Terry (Beauchief, Sheffield)
Steve Terry from Beauchief, Sheffield found The Unique Seat Company through the website and paid us a visit at our workshop to discuss re-covering his unusual, 20th Century armchair. Steve chose a beautiful velvet fabric from the Linwood Annecy range and asked us to make a scatter cushion in the same fabric with a luxurious feather…
Victorian Dining Chairs – Sally Litchfield (Ashover)
Sally Litchfield from Ashover found our services through our website and came to visit us at our workshop near to Kelham Island in Sheffield to choose a fabric for us to re-upholster her inherited dining chairs. Sally chose a beautiful woollen fabric from Art of the Loom and a matching braid and decorative nails for…
Antique Armchairs – Vicki Towndrow (Ecclesall, Sheffield)
Vicki Towndrow from Ecclesall, Sheffield asked us to traditionally upholster three antique armchairs for her new home. One chair was an Edwardian drop-in seat armchair, the second a Victorian pin-stuffed armchair and the third an antique, can backed nursing chair. Vicki’s nursing chair required re-springing and completely re-upholstering (see photographs below). The frames on the other antique chairs…
Traditional Upholstery Evening Classes
Our traditional upholstery evening classes are back by popular demand early in 2017. The courses will run for six weeks, on either Monday or Thursday evenings, from 18:00 – 20:00 and will cost £195.00. See the Upholstery Courses section of the website for available dates or click here. The evening classes will be suitable for all levels of…