On this 5 day course you will learn all about traditional upholstery.
You will make a beautiful, hardwood, footstool from scratch. This will be webbed the traditional way, sprung with double cone springs, stuffed and stitched into perfect shape using coir and a horsehair mix.
There will be 10 layers and you will learn the reason why all of them are so important. You will learn all about traditionally lashing springs correctly so they will last and all about the different stitching techniques involved in traditional upholstery.
You will sculpt, tack, stitch, pin and perfect something beautiful to keep and show off.

This course is taught by master upholsterer Polly of Polliander Studios. Polly has been an upholsterer for 16 years, she has a teaching studio in Cornwall, England. From there she carries out commissions and teaches both leisure and professional courses in upholstery and restoration. Polly is a member of the
Association of Master Upholsters and is also an approved training centre for their Diploma course. There to assist the course is the very talented Amanda Coe. Amanda has completed her diploma training course in the UK and has been working with Bruno Paulin-Lopez for over a year. In short, you’ll be in
good hands!
This course is open to beginners or more advance upholsterers wanting to gain more experience and knowledge of traditional upholstery.
The course will be held at a lovely space in Metuchen, New Jersey.
Dates – 16th – 20th September 2024

Cost is $1600 and that includes all materials. We only ask that you bring 1 meter of your own top fabric.

Spaces are very limited. To book e-mail – polly@polliander.com