furniture upholsterer
Furniture upholsterers provide furniture with padding, springs, webbing and covers. Sometimes they have to remove old padding, filling and broken strings before to replace them using tools such as a tack puller, chisel or mallet. The aim is to provide comfort and beauty to seats as backs of the furniture.
Also called: chair builder, seat maker, craft upholster, craftswoman upholster, seat builder, craftsman upholster, commercial upholster, mattress maker
- 16
- essential skills
- 18
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
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Essential skills
16- clean furniture
- create patterns for textile products
- cut textiles
- decorate furniture
- fasten components
- furniture industry
- furniture trends
- install spring suspension
- perform upholstery repair
- properties of textile materials
- provide customized upholstery
- sew pieces of fabric
- sew textile-based articles
- upholstery fillings
- upholstery tools
- use manual sewing techniques
Optional skills
18- age furniture artificially
- apply a protective layer
- apply restoration techniques
- design original furniture
- design prototypes
- estimate restoration costs
- evaluate restoration procedures
- fix minor scratches
- handle delivery of furniture goods
- identify customer's needs
- manipulate metal
- manipulate wood
- paint decorative designs
- pass on trade techniques
- prepare furniture for application of paint
- repair furniture parts
- sell furniture
- sell household goods
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