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Uphol-Stories: Brittany Fusco
I’m excited to see where Brittany’s upholstery journey takes her. She is dead set (pun intended) on learning this craft and turning it into her future. She is so determined to to create the most luscious velvet tufted Victorian chairs that there really isn’t another option. I’m thoroughly loving watching her success unfold. Brittany Fusco’s journey into upholstery started with…
Uphol-Stories: Christie Thompson
Christie, from South Carolina, is a professional photographer working for a major fabric company. But her job extends well beyond photography, she is often creating online crafting content for her company’s clients (think nationally know big box craft/hobby stores). Her thoughts on our workshop together…I love of giving old things new life. I’m a crafter at heart and learning upholstery…
Custom Ottomans & Benches
I love to build ottomans and benches from scratch! It’s very fulfilling to me to start with wood and craft it into a fully upholstery piece of furniture. I’ve honed my skills over the last 10 years to deliver high quality and beautiful ottomans and benches. I start with hardwood lumber and construct the frame with pocket hole joinery. This…
Pick The Perfect Project!
In other words, let’s set you up for successful learning! A couple of things to know about upholstery, one, it’s not easy! And two, it’s a learned skill! Which means you learn by doing, then doing again and again. Building your skill base as you go forward! I have a lot of students that come to me with a fabulous…
My Favorite Non-Upholstery Tools
When you’ve been doing upholstery for a while you, you begin to collect quite an assortment of tools.Over time some become your absolute go to tools. As I look around my shop, I realize quite a few are not actual upholstery tools but gosh do they make a difference. Here’s a round up of the non-upholstery tools I can’t live…
Here’s Why Creative Play Is So Good For You!
Do you know what creative play is and why you should engage in it? As someone who designs and creates my own chairs and ottomans, I consider myself a creative entrepreneur! I’m happiest when I’m dreaming up new chair designs or on the hunt for the perfect pairing of textiles and ottoman feet. So I get to exercise my creative…