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Basic Course

In september 2012, starts a new course in classical furniture upholstering.
The course includes 12 lessons of 2.5 hours and will be given on Tuesday evenings from 19.30 - 22.00.

Classes take place on the premises of Furniture Upholstery Chairs at Nobelstraat 3 in The Hague.
 
Course fees amount to € 425.00. Costs for materials are approx. € 25.00.

The number of participants is limited to six.
 

In the foundation course, a dining table chair will be reupholstered using traditional methods. It is advised that course participants bring their own chair, which needs to be suitable for traditional top-stuffing with brass coil springs. An antique chair is preferred, having a valuable restored furniture piece after finishing the course.
If you would not have a suitable one, we have dining table chairs for sale.
 
This basic course consists of the following parts;

1. Removing the old covering, filling and entire inner work without damaging the wood.
2. Cleaning the wood and gluing simple frame joints. Repairing more serious damage to the chairs can be carried out by a professional furniture maker at a charge.
3. Making a cutting scheme for the new fabric to be put on.
4. Applying jute woven webbing strands.
5. Placing and consequently lashing brass coil springs.
6. Placing and tensioning Hessian (coarse cloth woven from jute fibre).
7. Cleaning botanical ‘crin vegetal’- filling and applying it as a layer on the hessian – first stuffing
8. Covering the crin vegetal with jute cloth.
9. Stitching through of the seat using twine, securing the crin vegetal.
10. Stitching the seat’s edges twice with twine creating a strong roll.
11. Applying a layer of crin vegetal or horsehair creating the desired shape of the seat – second stuffing.
12. Covering the seat with blue/grey wadding followed by tacking a layer of white cotton.
13. Polishing the wood and covering the seat with a chosen fabric.
14. Finishing the fabric with oxidised domed decorative nails or trimming gimp.

During classes, attention will be paid to the various styles in furniture periods, different types of wood and knowledge of fabrics.

Specialised tools such as ripping chisel, webbing stretcher, upholstery hammer, mallet, upholstery regulator, spring or semi-circular needle and other special needles, but also common tools are largely available during classes in the workshop.

Chairs offers a large collection of furniture fabrics.

Course fees amount to € 425.00. Costs for materials are approx. € 25.00..
Payments can be made payable to account number 4312806 stating Chairs, Den Haag.

Takes place in order of application, after paying a deposit of € 50.

In september 2012, starts a new course in classical furniture upholstering.
The course includes 12 lessons of 2.5 hours and will be given on Tuesday evenings from 19.30 - 22.00.