Just finished a short summer course at London MET on traditional upholstery. Really enjoyed learning a craft that has remained largely unchanged for hundreds of years and a new set of tools to get my hands on! Favourite is the web stretcher, which it may surprise you, stretches the webbing under the frame. Turns out horse hair is more likely to be coconut hair, or possibly cow's tails, who knew?
Wednesday, 1 September 2010
Turncoat Annie says Stuff it!
Just finished a short summer course at London MET on traditional upholstery. Really enjoyed learning a craft that has remained largely unchanged for hundreds of years and a new set of tools to get my hands on! Favourite is the web stretcher, which it may surprise you, stretches the webbing under the frame. Turns out horse hair is more likely to be coconut hair, or possibly cow's tails, who knew?
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