Upholstery Made Easy

CCOM 1700

Always wanted to upholster your own furniture? Well, here's your opportunity to learn how to. Using your own furniture, you will get hands-on experience in the basic stages of upholstery. You will begin by learning about appropriate fabrics and materials. Next, you'll strip your furniture and then step-by-step rebuild and upholster it. Some sewing is involved. (Please note: Small pieces of furniture are recommended, due to a lack of storage facilities.)

Materials: A measuring tape (either seamstress or carpenter style); ruler or yard stick; scissors (2 pairs); hand held stapler and staples; staple remover or narrow flat head screwdriver; piliers (cutters); and a hammer. Most items can be purchased inexpensively at stores like the Dollar store.

Instructor: Glenda Guitard-Bruce
Time: 6:00 pm- 9:00 pm
Dates: Thursdays, Jan 30 – April 10, 2014  (No class Mar 6) (10 weeks)
Location: Room 26, Memorial Hall, 9 Bailey Dr., UNB campus click here to view the UNB campus map
Course Fee: $225 (+HST)

About the Instructor:  Glenda Guitard-Bruce has worked for almost 20 years in the upholstery industry and has extensive experience in all aspects of the trade, including sewing, pattern-making, and the design and construction of draperies and slip covers. She has also been involved in making ottomans, headboards and window box valances. Glenda is presently a student at the New Brunswick College of Craft and Design. She graduated with honors from their Textiles program with a major in Surface Design and is now in the Advanced Graduate Studies Program. Her independent studies are in tapestry and weaving with alternative fibers.

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