Furniture Upholstery

Learn furniture upholstery skills whilst making your own footstool project. Course fee includes materials for one footstool from a choice of designs valued at $100 retail. See agenda on website for details.

Agenda

Week 1

  • Introduction
  • OH&S and venue orientation
  • How the footstool project will be done
  • Tools used
  • Practice use of staple gun to write name in staples
  • Decide style, colour and type of stool students will make
  • Introduction to footstool box construction

Week 2

  • Finish construction of footstool box
  • Set out for webbing

Week 3

  • Hessian
  • Cutting foam
  • Fixing foam

Week 4

  • Putting dacron
  • Styles and fixing of legs
  • Stain legs

Week 5

  • Secure Legs
  • Fixing finished material
  • Making good corners

Week 6

  • Finishing off with dacron underneath
  • Polishing legs
  • Discussion of larger projects

Objectives

At the end of the course students will be able to:

  • Safely use furniture upholstery tools
  • Construct a timber frame
  • Upholster a simple furniture item (foot stool)

Other Information

Students need to wear closed in shoes, woman need hair tied back and safety goggles will be provided.

Mary Mackillop Outreach Centre, Charles O Neil Way, 1B Thomas Street, Lewisham 2049.

St Vincent de Paul Mary Mackillop Outreach Centre is situated close to Lewisham train station. The 413 from the city stops on West Street outside St Vincent de Paul. Charles O Neil Way is off Thomas Street, which runs off West Street. A map is available from college customer service if you are unsure about directions. Mobile phone number for tutor if you have any problems accessing the venue is 0402 700 590.

Mary MacKillop Outreach » Tue 21 Oct 08, 6:30 PM (commenced)

Class Info

Price
$289.00 (inc GST)
Map & Address
Mary MacKillop Outreach
Finishes
Tue 2 Dec 08, 9:00 PM