We are pleased to announce that we are now official suppliers of a large range of Harris Tweed fabrics. These amazing 100% woollen fabrics are suitable for upholstery, curtains and cushions and are a warm and welcoming addition to any home, providing a reassuring air of quality, tradition and timelessness. The fabrics can be purchased from our website by the metre (the minimum order is 1m) and can be posted anywhere in the world. Please note that if you are purchasing from outside the UK then you will need to contact us for a postage cost before paying for your order online. We supply Harris Tweed fabrics in a large range of natural colours and styles including herringbone, salmon bone, houndstooth, wolf tooth, stag check and huntsman…
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Last Recommended Posting Dates for 2015 (All items except furniture)
To ensure any item (except furniture) is received in time for Christmas, payment should be received (and cleared) by no later than Friday 18th December 2015. This applies to the UK mainland only. Please note that all items can be collected, in person, from our premises in Sheffield, by prior arrangement only, up until midday on Christmas Eve.
Last Posting Dates for Christmas 2015 – (Furniture Only)
To ensure any furniture, purchased directly from the website, is received in time for Christmas, payment should be received (and cleared) by no later than Friday 4th December 2015. This applies to the UK mainland only. Please note that all furniture can be collected, in person, from our premises in Sheffield, by prior arrangement only, up until midday on Christmas Eve.
Whirlow Hall Farm Christmas Fayre – 21st & 22nd November 2015
Christmas Fayre Come and see The Unique Seat Company at this superb Christmas Fayre on the outskirts of Sheffield city centre. Saturday 21st November & Sunday 22nd November 2015 (10am – 3pm) Tickets £4.00 Adults, Children FREE Browse over 100 craft and farmers’ market stalls for unusual and local Christmas gifts and tasty local produce. Tickle your taste buds and enjoy mince pies and mulled wine as well as the mouth-watering Whirlow hog roast. Santa and his elves will be waiting in our traditional farmhouse ready to greet children and distribute gifts. You can even nip in to say hello to his reindeer! This event is a great way to get into the festive spirit, whether you are looking for Christmas gifts, tasty local produce or just…
14th November 2015 – Christmas Craft Market – Millennium Gallery, Sheffield
Come and see The Unique Seat Company at this lovely Christmas Craft Market right in the heart of Sheffield’s vibrant city centre. Sheffield is a city full of talented, small scale producers and craftspeople making wonderful things, often entirely by hand. The Craft Market promises an inspiring alternative to the big high street chains. Choose from original artwork and prints, antique furniture, exclusive decorative accessories, cards, jewellery, gifts and much more. Location: Millennium Gallery, Arundel Gate, Sheffield, S1 2PP Date: Saturday 14 November 2015 Time: 10:00am – 4:00pm Price: Free Admission
12th & 13th November 2015 – Christmas Craft Fair – Yorkshire Events Centre, Harrogate
Come and see The Unique Seat Company at this wonderful, Christmas Craft Fair in the beautiful spa town of Harrogate. Step into a creative world and rediscover the art of enjoyable Christmas shopping. This Crafts for Christmas event sources talented makers and designers, producing top quality products, from all over UK and brings them together under one roof. Pleasurable Christmas shopping, easy parking, free cloakrooms for coats and heavy shopping, wide aisles with easy access for wheelchairs and pushchairs and coffee shops. Location: The Yorkshire Event Centre, Great Yorkshire Showground, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG2 8PW Dates: Thursday 12th & Friday 13th November 2015 Opening Times: Thursday – Saturday 9:00am – 5:00pm Sunday 9:00am – 4:00pm More information can be found on the Rural…
Whirlow Hall Farm Summer Fayre – Sunday 13th September 2015
Tipped as a great end of summer celebration the Whirlow Hall Farm Summer Fayre is back and The Unique Seat Company will be attending this lovely event for the very first time. Come along and enjoy lots of farm fun with all the family. The day is packed full with all the very best in crafts, local produce and entertainment. Meet the exotic animals brought to you by ‘All Critters Great & Small’ as well as the Whirlow goats, pigs, rabbits and ‘Frankie’ the Shetland Pony to name but a few. Enjoy the great food demonstrations, Drakes of Hazard performing geese, falconry displays, live music, free craft activities, enter your pooch in the Millhouses Dog Club competition and sample tasty food from great caterers plus…
Pet Portraits & The Chatsworth Country Fair by Sheffield Photographer Deborah Stone
If you are visiting The Chatsworth Country Fair on 4th, 5th or 6th September this year then you must pop in to the Rural Crafts tent and say hello to Sheffield photographer Deborah Stone who will be set up, ready to provide you with a unique and professional portrait of your beloved pet dog. Deborah explains below why she chose to take part in this year’s show. “You may wonder why I decided to attend The Chatsworth Country Fair and, so do I, especially as it draws ever nearer and I deliberate over signage, packages and props! It began when my lovely client, Heather Jones of The Unique Seat Company, embarked on a project to make bespoke cushions featuring Loulou, the fabulous pug. I regularly…
Best of Yorkshire Food & Craft Fair 18th & 19th July 2015 – Wentworth Garden Centre
The Unique Seat Company are pleased to announce that we will be attending this lovely event for the first time in July 2015. We will be showcasing new items of antique furniture for sale as well as beautiful accessories. We will also be available to discuss our increasingly popular upholstery courses. See below for full details. FOOD & CRAFT FAIR WENTWORTH GARDEN CENTRE Hague Lane, Wentworth Rotherham, South Yorkshire S62 7TF Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th July 2015 10am – 4pm FREE ENTRY
Traditional Upholstery Courses – Intermediate Level – Now Available to Book
We are pleased to announce that our first set of dates for our 5 Day Traditional Upholstery Courses at Intermediate Level are now available to book. Our first course will run from Monday 2nd November – Friday 6th November 2015 with more dates to follow in the near future. The course is suitable for anyone who has attended either our 2 Day Introductory or, our 5 Day Beginners Course in traditional upholstery. The aim of the Intermediate Course is to learn more advanced traditional upholstery techniques which, when used in conjunction with the upholstery skills previously acquired, will allow students to upholster larger pieces of furniture with confidence. Over the 5 day period you will learn how to upholster either a small, sprung, antique dining/bedroom…