Tartan, checks and plaids !  A regular visitor to the workshop recently commented that every time he visited I seemed to be working on something tartan...he wasn't far wrong. A small selection of some of the tartan clad furniture that has passed through the workshop in recent years...Och aye the Noo !! 

This Sofa bed and wing chair have been completely transformed after being re-upholstered in this beautiful wool fabric from Abraham Moon. Working with stripes or checks is always a challenge to the upholsterer as they try to keep the pattern straight and lined up....not an easy task when the furniture itself is curved and rounded ! An enjoyable job made even more satisfying by the delight and response of the customer.

​'Hi Raymond
I cannot thank you enough for the fabulous job you have made of the sofa chairs and seat pads. The level of workmanship is outstanding.
Many many thanks'

Amongst other jobs this week has seen a couple of sets of dining chairs pass through the workshop.  The first set are G-Plan and were completely re-upholstered with new foams and Pimlico Crush fabric from Ross Fabrics. The second set were originally covered in a faux leather which had began to peel and look a bit the worse for wear...now recovered in a good quality contract rated black vinyl. 

Parker Knoll reclining sofa re-upholstered in Lewis check fabric. A technical and challenging job which involved plenty of head-scratching trying to ensure the pattern lined up as much as possible....despite all the curved shapes.

Earlier this year we re-upholstered this large Natuzzi Corner Sofa in a modern easycare velvet. Many hours were spent painstakingly removing and then marking the original covers with 'reference' points, then all the seams were carefully unpicked to provide a template for the new covers. Literally hundreds of fabric components were then marked out, cut and sewn. At all times care had to be taken to ensure the pile of the fabric was all running in the same direction. Finally the covers were re-filled and fitted back onto the frames. A labour intensive and challenging job but very worthwhile for the finished result. 

This set of 6 modern dining chairs were originally done in a distressed leather. The customer wanted a change in appearance and texture so opted to have them re-upholstered in this modern hard-wearing and practical velvet fabric.

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Everyone who is interested in upholstery loves a 'before and after'. Here is an interesting chair which we completely reupholstered in Linwood Roxburgh fabric.