The Upholstery Bible: Complete Step-by-Step Techniques for Professional Results

Fantastic, tells you all you need tyo know to get started, with great photos and clear guidance. Great for a beginner like me and I was able to reupholster a complete armchair as well as re-springing it with the guidance from this book. As things get more complicated I'm sure I will need a further book to assist me. A great buy for a beginner.

The book I ordered was packaged really well , in excellent condition and arrived on time.

It’s a comprehensive book, very well illustrated. But because it tries to be comprehensive, given its relatively small volume, it covers many issues only superficially, saying just a couple of words and providing little detail. For me, the biggest problem is the very small font size in many places.

Excellent book, very clear diagrams and photos and loved the explicit descriptions of processes, best materials for different projects and which equipment to use!

I am a complete novice (no experience of upholstery whatsoever) but this book clearly explained which tools I would need and which materials. I ordered some basic tools and have almost completed my first project. Thoroughly recommend it for the complete beginner. The photographs and explanations are very clear.

An excellent book for the beginner and those who have done some upholstery - it covers a multitude of techniques that one mayt come across when stripping and reupholstering a piece of furniture and shows how to do it properly. A must have for the crafters bookshelf.

This is a very good book. I have been using it for 4 weeks alongside the course I am on and have found it indespensible. It teaches the basic skills in a clear and logical fashion and gives a through grounding in the materials. The one down side is that it does not go into detail on the steps to upholster the different furniture styles it talks about. I would still highly recommend this book to a beginner.

Book is well produced. However, when I did a look inside before buying thought it would be a "bible". I don't feel it is. Some good pages at front but most of the chapters detail highly advanced upholstery techniques. I have attended a 1 years Upholstery course and would not be able to work with springs. Good for advanced upholsterers but not a "bible".

Normalerweise suche ich im Internet nach Anleitungen, wenn ich ein besonders verzwicktes Renovierungsobjekt habe. Gerade beim Thema "Polstern" war das nicht so einfach. Bei der Suche nach einem passenden Buch fand ich dann die "Bible" und dachte, dass der Titel wohl recht frech ist, vielleicht ein wenig überheblich. Tatsächlich fand ich aber eine wirklich komplette Einführung in das Thema "Polstern". Neben Methoden und Bezugsmaterialien werden auch die notwendigen Werkzeuge vorgestellt und erklärt. Ich kann mir vorstellen, dass das Buch für einen professionellen Polsterer ein wenig dürftig ist. Aber für mein Hobby kann ich mir kein besseres Buch vorstellen. Einziger Nachteil: es fällt mir normalerweise nicht schwer, englischsprachige Romane oder Erzählungen zu lesen, aber bei diesem Buch brauchte ich doch ein wenig Zeit, um mich einzulesen und ganz ohne Wörterbuch ging es dann doch nicht. Ich denke aber, dass dies ganz normal ist, wenn man ein Fachbuch liest. Wer gelegentlich einen Stuhl oder einen alten Sessel renoviert und das Polstern nicht intuitiv beherrscht, findet in diesem Buch eine wertvolle Unterstützung.

I teach upholstery. Good for showing examples, but not very detailed.

This book is good to have because it has a lot of pictures and examples to follow. I recommande it.

Clear, concise instructions with photos. Tools explained for their best uses and techniques. Upholsterer's Tips contain highlights and helpful info. I will only be making fabric and springs repairs on our loveseat; thanks to this book, my beginner status is not such a drawback!

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