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Advanced Lessons

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We'll show you how to make some impressive pieces with the highest quality of finish. These are advanced for a reason but if you've followed us this far, you'll have no problem

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What you will learn

Our advanced lessons can be grouped into a number of short outcome based courses. The first few videos show you a diamond fluted headboard build as we take you through creating a frame, marking out your diamond grid before upholstery and the finishing touches.

We'll also show you around a bare sofa frame and help you understand what makes a top quality frame with considerations for your own projects.

We then get into some more interesting shapes, from T-shaped cushions to curved-back chairs. Working with unconventional shapes can be challenging but we'll show you how to overcome it. Mastering these skills will really take your projects to another level.

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13:49
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How to Build a Headboard Frame
The one in this video is made for a small double bed (UK Size), however you can adjust the measurements to fit any size bed you wish.
24:15
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How to Measure and Grid your Diamonds for a Deep Buttoned Headboard
We'll show you the size diamonds that we feel look the best and where they should fall on the headboard.
18:03
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How to Measure Your Diamonds for Fabric on a Deep Buttoned Headboard
You'll learn a couple of techniques on how to measure the size of your diamonds for your fabric and the allowances you need to make for the fabric
26:48
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How to Upholster a Deep Buttoned Headboard
We'll show you how we fold the fabric to make the diamonds and pull our buttons through and attach them on the back of the board.
31:40
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How to Add a Border to a Headboard & Fix it to the Wall
You'll learn how to measure, cut and sew the border and how to allow for the stretch of the fabric so it fits perfectly.
09:39
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Bespoke Sofa Frame Walkaround
We walk you around a bare sofa frame that we have had made bespoke. I'll show you what a high quality frame looks like!
09:30
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Adding Wooden Panels to a Bespoke Frame to use as a Guide
This technique can be used to keep your studding absolutely straight or even for stapling your fabric and foam up to.
44:54
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How to Prep a Bare Bespoke Chair Frame
We'll show you all of the foams we use and where on the frame, plus how to attach the springs and lash them together.
37:05
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How to Measure, Cut and Sew a Box Seat Cushion with Ears (T-Shaped)
You'll learn how to take measurements of your chair if you're making a T-shaped cushion from scratch and also how to use the old cushion as a template.
57:54
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How to Make a Template, Cut and Sew a Shaped Seat Cushion
In this video we'll teach you how to make a template of a cushion cover that isn't your average square shape and the certain things you need to think about when doing this.
20:00
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Making, Padding and Filling a Shaped Seat Cushion Interior
In the previous video you saw us making the cushion cover for a shaped cushion and in this video, we're making the interiors for it.
21:24
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How to Take a Template of an Inside Back of a Curved Chair
In this video we show you how to take a template of an inside back with a significant curve and a shape to it
23:02
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How to Upholster an Inside Back of a Curved Chair
In this video we show you how to upholster an inside back with a significant curve after using a template to get the seams into the correct place.
24:34
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How to Take a Template, Cut and Upholster a Seat of a Chair
We show you how to take a template of a seat to make sure your seams sit perfectly on the corners.
33:46
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How to Upholster an Outside Back of a Curved Chair
With a significant curve like this one, you cannot use cardboard strip like we usually do across the top so we show you how to get around that
11:31
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How to Put a Bottom on a Curved Chair
In this video we show you how to put a bottom (dust cover) on to a curved chair like this one.
10:13
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How to Add Studs to a Chair
This video is the last part of the series for this curved back chair, however it can also be a standalone video showing you how to add studs to a chair or sofa.
23:53
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Introduction to the Slipper chair and How to Stain the Legs
In this video I explain what a slipper chair is and walk you around the frame. Then I'll explain the order I plan to upholster the chair and why. Finally, I show how to stain and lacquer the legs and how to get a lovely smooth finish with a wet sand.
33:33
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Slipper Chair - Prepping the Inside Back
In this video you'll learn how to prep the inside back frame ready for deep buttoning. I'll show you what foams I like to use and how I layer them up to get the desired look.
06:56
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Slipper Chair - How to Make Buttons
In this video I show you how to make buttons using a button press machine.
46:42
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Slipper Chair - Upholstering the Deep Buttoned Inside Back
In this video you'll learn how to upholster a deep buttoned back chair. I'll show you how to free-hand the diamonds into the fabric and I will teach you what to look for if your diamond will be too tight or too loose before putting in the button.
20:34
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Slipper Chair - Prepping the Seat
In this video you'll learn how to prep an upholstered seat ready for upholstery. I'll show you how to add webs and protect them to add strength to your seat platform.
13:13
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Slipper Chair - How to Upholster the Seat (Plus attaching a Fly)
In this video you'll learn how to upholster an upholstered seat ready for a front border to go on.
28:00
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Slipper Chair - How to Make and Upholster a Front Border with Piping
In this video you'll learn how to measure your border so the seams fall exactly on the corners of the chair.
21:08
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Slipper Chair - Upholstering the Outside Back of a Chair
In this video I'll show you how I prep and upholster an outside back of a chair.
05:50
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Slipper Chair - How to Attach the Bottom to a Chair
In this video I show you how to attach the bottom (or dust cover) to a chair.