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Featured: Three Pillars of Upholstery
Neil's Tip of The Week

"I have never regretted re doing work I'm not happy with, but I have regretted sending work out I'm not totally happy with."

Blue Ocean Strategy
7 tips of starting a successful YouTube Channel
Ottoman Box: Covering the bottom board, Making the Handle and Putting it All Together
Ottoman Box: Measuring, Cutting and Upholstering the Lid
Ottoman Box: Upholstering the Ottoman Box
Ottoman Box: Measuring, Cutting and Sewing the Fabric for the Box
Ottoman Box: Adding Foam to the Box and the Lid
Ottoman Box: Building the Box Frame
A Quick Guide to Pattern Matching
A Deep Dive into Bench Seating
A Talk through of How to change the look of an arm on a sofa
Terms & Conditions
Pricing Strategy
Supply Chain Management
Work Space and Equipment
Legal Requirements
The Business Plan
Market Research
Business Plan Overview
Introduction to the Business Plan Module
Adding Wooden Panels to a Bespoke Frame to use as a Guide
How to Make a Template, Cut and Sew a Shaped Seat Cushion
How to Measure, Cut and Sew a Box Seat Cushion with Ears (T-Shaped)
How to Prep a Bare Bespoke Chair Frame
How to Take a Template of an Inside Back of a Curved Chair
Making, Padding and Filling a Shaped Seat Cushion Interior
How to Upholster an Inside Back of a Curved Chair
How to Take a Template, Cut and Upholster a Seat of a Chair
How to Put a Bottom on a Curved Chair
How to Add Studs to a Chair
How to Upholster an Outside Back of a Curved Chair
How to Add a Border to a Headboard & Fix it to the Wall
How to Upholster a Deep Buttoned Headboard
How to Measure Your Diamonds for Fabric on a Deep Buttoned Headboard
How to Measure and Grid your Diamonds for a Deep Buttoned Headboard
How to Build a Headboard Frame
How to Measure and Cut Seat and Back Cushions of a Chair
How to Upholster a Shaped Outside Back
Scatter Cushion (Throw Pillow) Masterclass
How to Upholster a French Style Chair
How to Make and Upholster a Piped Fixed Cushion
How to Make and Upholster a Bench Seat Cushion
Three Pillars of Upholstery
How to Rebuild the Inside Arm of a Sofa
How to Re-Build the Inside Back of a Sofa
How to Upholster the Inside Arm of a Sofa
How to Make and Upholster Arm Facings for a Sofa
How to Upholster the Inside Back of a Sofa
How to Measure and Cut a Box Seat Cushion for a Sofa
How to Sew a Box Seat Cushion for a Sofa
How to Upholster the Front Border of a Sofa
How to Upholster an Outside Back of a Sofa
How to Upholster an Outside Arm of a Sofa
How to Cut, Sew and Upholster a Seat Platform for a Sofa
Health & Safety
Making, Padding & Filling a Cushion Interior
How to Strip (Tear) Down a Sofa or Chair
How to Put a Bottom (Dust Cover) on a Sofa
Starting Out Tips
How to Cut and Sew Single Piping
How to Thread Your Sewing Machine
Sewing Basics
How to Fill a Cushion The Right Way
Fire Regulations
How to Fully Reupholster a Drop-in Dining Pad
Upholstery Component Names and How to Measure a Sofa for Cutting Fabric
Guestimating Fabric Meterage or Yardage from a Photo
Tools for Beginners
Bespoke Sofa Frame Walkaround
The Importance of Covering Your Workbench
Knowing your Fabrics
How to Measure and Order a Cushion Interior

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Resources for Academy students

The Business Plan

In this ~40 min series, Neil walks you through the nuts & bolts of running an upholstery business from plan to pricing. For anyone looking to start a new business, this is the perfect place to kick off your journey.

File Library

Alongside the lessons, we have put together a series of PDFs to supplement the information you learn in our videos. These include ebooks, checklists, online tools, guides & more. Check it out before you get started on a course.

Equipment Store

Coming soon. We want to make it as easy as possible for you to get high quality equipment, tools and fabrics to help produce high end pieces for your business. The Academy shop is in the pipeline.

Get stuck into a course

Sofa Course

13
07:01:37
Intermediate

This is a comprehensive 13-part course that will teach you a wide range of skills involved in the process of tearing down and rebuilding a luxury sofa

Headboard Course

5
01:54:34
Advanced

In the Headboard Course we will create a diamond tufted headboard in 5 parts. You'll learn invaluable skills for producing high-end headboards

Curved Back Chair Course

6
02:04:30
Advanced

The Curved Back Chair Course is a 6-part tutorial that will show you how to template and upholster a chair back with a significant curve.

Ottoman Box Course

6
02:37:33
Intermediate

The Ottoman Box Course is a 6-part tutorial showing you show to build and upholster an ottoman storage box from scratch

Deep Buttoned Back Slipper Chair

9
03:18:29
Advanced

The Deep Buttoned Back Slipper Chair Course is a 9-part tutorial showing you how to build and upholster a a deep button back slipper chair from scratch.

What our community are making

Need a hand?

We are here to support our members through their upholstery journey and that doesn't mean recording a batch of videos and leaving you to it. If you are having trouble with something within the videos or want to pick our brains about an ongoing project then we would love to hear from you.

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