The complete upholsterer: A practical guide to upholstering traditional furniture - Hardcover

Thomerson, Carole.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0711205620 ISBN 13: 9780711205628

Publisher: Frances Lincoln, 1989

Synopsis

With her broad experience of restoration and furniture design at the leading museums of Britain and America, Carole Thomerson is able to explain how upholstery works from a variety of viewpoints--technical, historical, and aesthetic. 360 illustrations. 55 color photos, 5 black-and-white photos.

About this title

From Library Journal

This is a guide intended for the experienced upholsterer who works with antiques and period furniture. Part of the book is devoted to a history of styles of upholstered furniture from the 17th to the 20th centuries so that upholstery restoration may be made as authentic as possible. Sections on equipment, techniques, and projects assume some expertise in order to achieve professional results. Although not as practical for the home craftsperson as a basic guide like Michael Torelli and Ellen Haggerty's Reupholstering for the Home Craftsman (1977), this is an elegant, useful book for the antiques restorer. Recommended for decorative arts collections.
- Constance Ashmore Fairchild, Univ. of Illinois Lib., Urbana-Champaign
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Review

If you think your sofa is past its best, this excellent guide to do-it-yourself upholstery could give it a new lease of life. Practical, clear advice shows how to put the spring back into tired or lifeless soft furnishings

Edition details

• Publisher: Frances Lincoln
• Publication date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0711205620
• ISBN 13: 9780711205628
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 192