Upholstery for beginners

Upholstery for beginners

Sunday 13 July 10am-1pm 
59a Roseberry Avenue Preston
$15 

Please note this is a demonstration workshop – not a hands-on workshop.

Facilitator Kelly will be discussing and demonstrating upholstery basics in the first 2 hours of this session. And for the last hour, Kelly will provide participants with advice about their own projects - so bring along something you’d like to upholster and get some advice about where to start. Ideal for anyone wanting to get started in upholstery! 

Kelly will cover the different ways you can tackle projects and the basic tools you'll need. You'll get a run through of different ways you can tackle projects. There will be lots of tips and tricks that will give you confidence to breathe new life into tired old pieces of furniture and get you started on a creative and rewarding, very addictive hobby! 

You’ll be shown:

• a range of hand tools - must haves for getting started.

• some different examples of furniture to see how to tackle basic upholstery projects 

• a range of webbing, dacron, foams, tacks and fabrics and how they’re used for different jobs

• how button covering and piping can add a more professional touch to projects. 

If you have an upholstery project you'd like to tackle, bring it in and Kelly will provide advice about where to start!

Facilitator Kelly Armati hosts creative workshops and jewellery popups in Coburg and has been flipping and upcycling rescued furniture for over 15 years. @shiner_creative_workshops

This workshop is limited to 15 adult participants. There will be a waiting list.

If you book and become unable to attend, please cancel your booking so someone on the waiting list can be offered a place. 

If you cancel 7 days or more before the event, we can offer a full refund.

Please email Jo via emaildhrh@gmail.com if you are not in a position to pay the booking fee.

Supported by the City of Darebin Community Grants Program.

Getting to the venue

• The venue is on the corner on Roseberry Avenue and Kelvin Grove – opposite the Preston Police Station. 

• Preston Railway Station (Mernda Line) is 500 metres away – about 10 minutes walk.

• Bus routes 527 and 903 run along Murray Road – the nearest stop is near the intersection with High Street, about 10 minutes walk.

• Bus routes 552 and 553 run along High Street – the nearest stop is near the intersection with Murray Road, about 5 minutes walk.

• Tram route 86 runs along Plenty Road – the nearest stop is the corner of Murray & Plenty Roads, about 10 minutes walk.

• If coming by car, there is street parking in both Roseberry Avenue and Kelvin Grove. There are no restricted parking times on Sundays – but please do check the parking signs!