2025 Dates Now Available To Book Now

Our 2025 calendar is available to book. It is good to know that at Tresithick you can begin your accredited training at any time of the year.

As we run our courses in 5-day blocks we can offer ‘fast-track’ training for those with limited time who need to condense their training.

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As an Approved Training Centre for the Association of Master Upholsterers and Soft Furnishers (AMUSF) Tresithick Upholstery has been running their successful upholstery courses from their beautiful Cornish workshop for 16 years.

The courses are led by Master Upholsterer Richard Hooper and are designed to suit a wide range of abilities from the novice to those who already have some experience in upholstery.

We pride ourselves on the quality of our teaching. We only take a maximum of 4 students at a time with a tutor who combines over 28 years’ experience in the adult teaching environment with a wealth of experience carrying out work for the National Trust, large private estates and top interior designers.

Whether you’re new to upholstery or looking for a change in career,

join us to further your interest in a delightful tranquil setting.

If you want to learn upholstery from a true master in an excellent, well organised environment, this is the place for you.

Richard and Sonja are obviously extremely experienced and 100% committed to the service they offer their students. The workshop is located in a gorgeous old Cornish estate and the atmosphere is a perfect balance of serious learning and laidback fun banter :)

Highly recommended.

Really high standard

"You have created a very special place, with a really high standard of teaching, delivered with patience and humour and tailored to the needs of each individual student, fantastic and detailed organisation, and such a friendly, stimulating and encouraging atmosphere. And all of this in such a beautiful setting!"

Josie

So much fun

"What luck to have found Tresithick on my endless internet searching! I really can’t thank you enough for the invaluable knowledge. It has been so much fun with endless anecdotes and laughter."

Rachel

Second to none

"Your teaching skills are second to none and I am so glad that Alison suggested that I should come to you to reupholster my seats"

Joanna

Wealth of knowledge

"Richard - I appreciated your wealth of knowledge and your very clear teaching methods . Your patience and encouragement to make little decisions for oneself made the learning process all the more effective"

Louise

Rated Excellent

based on our reviews

The whole week was so good

The whole week was so good - except for my appalling lack of accuracy over banging in

tacks; I was surprised that I was so cross that I couldn't be better at it! Your teaching skills are second to none and I am so glad that Alison suggested that I should come to you to

reupholster my seats

Joanna Sep 23

I so enjoyed the course

I so enjoyed the course - and we had fun as well as learning from the very best in the business - Richard is a star…..

Lou Jan 24

Thank you so much for another great week.

Thank you so much for another great week. It was very interesting reflecting on Cornelius V. Smith and his mates working on the chair back in the day. Your wisdom and patience with us all is much appreciated! I look forward to the next course.

Louise Jul 24

Thank you both for your support, patience

Can I take this opportunity to thank you both for your support, patience, excellent guidance and outstanding tuition throughout the 3 years - I really cannot believe it has come to an end now! The rest is continued practice to improve!

Sue Jul 24

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Our latest posts from Instagram

Attention to detail matters! Drs Brown and Munday endoscoping a nursing chair to confirm the position of the tie-down needle. #upholsteryeducation #upholsterycourse#traditionalupholstery #amusf#cornwall#chair#upholsteryclass#craft#upholsterytraining #upholsterycourses
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And now for something completely different! You didn’t know that our upholstery courses could equip you with the skills to tackle one of these I bet. We don’t get asked to restore vintage prams that much, and precisely because of that, we couldn’t resist taking it on. This one pre-dates the classic Silver Cross prams but is much of the same style. The wooden pram body had been home to a rats nest whilst kept in the owner’s barn for a number of years (full Hazmat attire required!) and exhibited some bodywork damage as a result. Missing numerous bits of hardware in addition to full reupholstery of course, liaison with a most helpful pram museum in Holland helped us identify and source the correct items to complete the restoration. #upholstery#upholsteryeducation#upholsterytraining#prams#vintageprams#cornwall #amusf#pram#upholsteryclass#upholsteryclasses#lloydpram#upholsterer#restoration
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Hot on the heels of the 1950s newspapers discovery inside a dressing table stool what should appear in the workshop the very next week but a coronation stool - serendipitous or what! #upholsteryeducation #upholstery #upholsterers #upholsteryclass #upholsteryclasses #upholsterytraining#cornwall#amusf#craft#coronation #upholstery#traditionalupholstery
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One week in May. I thought this stool seat frame was unusually heavy for its size! No fewer that 15 papers of various titles from the Daily Express and News of the World to the Evening Standard from 9-16 May 1953, the month before Queen Elizabeth II was crowned, were enclosed within! Global crises, sleaze, murder, you name it - ‘‘twas it ever thus, not much has changed there, then again a lot has. Fascinating reading… #upholstery#upholsteryeducation #upholsteryclass #cornwall#newspapers #historicalpaper#dailyexpress #cornwall#upholsterer#newspaper #amusf#upholsteryclasses
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A few images from the workshop and one I couldn’t resist photographing on a short and impromptu field trip last week. I love seeing these amazing 16C Savonarola X-frame chairs close up rather than just reading about them. #upholstery #chairs#antiques#upholsterycourses#upholsteryclass#traditionalupholstery #cornwall#upholsterycourse#furniture
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A collage of recent activities at Tresithick including our dog Luna (erstwhile workshop ‘helper’!) anxiously waiting to see who’s coming down the track bearing gifts of Chilli Salmon (@stevie_lee3), Proper Dog doggie beer (@wendylandyx2) or Strawberry Pavlova (@pam_munday), yes ! Pam’s back for some CPD! Luna wasn’t disappointed! Oh yes and some great upholstery and a vintage pram awaiting new innards #upholstery #upholsteryclass #upholsteryeducation #upholsteryclass#cornwall#amusf#crafts#upholsterycourse #upholsterycourses#chairs#headboard #headboarddesign
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She wears it well! A transformation by one of our AMUSF Diploma students #stevielee3 using James Hare's beautiful Paxton fabric on this late Victorian armchair.#Upholstery #Upholsterytraining #upholsteryeducation #upholsterycourses #amusf #amusfstage3 #cornwall #chairs #jamesharefabric #upholsteryclass
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All systems go… #upholstery #upholsteryclass #upholsterytraining#upholsterycourses #upholsterycourse#amusf#cornwall#craftskills #chairs#interiors#chairsofinstagram #learnupholstery
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You can’t see them but there are broad smiles hidden under those lampshades that could light up a room! More fun and creativity on our lampshade workshop last week using up some fabric from previous upholstery projects craft#lampshades#cornwall#getcreative#craftworkshop#craftworkshops #lightinginspiration #sustainability #recycled #upcyclefurniture
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Spot the bonus photo! #upholstery#upholsterycourse#traditionalupholstery #upholsterytraining#amusf#cornwall#upholsterycourses#upholsteryclass
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Variety is the spice of life! Some ‘full-on’ concentration going on this week in the barn workshop#upholstery #upholsterycourse#upholsterycourses#traditionalupholstery#cornwall#amusfstudent#amusf#upholsteryclass#chair#restoration
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Enjoying another week of creativity!#upholstery #chair#upholsterer #upholsterers #upholsteryclass#upholsteryclasses#upholsterycourse#upholsterycourses#cornwall#amusf#craftskills#furnituredesign
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Well, I guess when you live in Seattle it’s tricky to take an armchair home with you at the end of the course so a cushion suffices for now - however, Patty’s deep buttoned stool follows her in the post! #upholstery #upholsterycourse #upholsterycourses #cornwall#amusf#traditionalupholstery#chairs#upholsterer #upholsteryeducation #upholsterytraining
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A really enjoyable week and some great work from the assembled company. #upholstery #upholsterytraining #chairs#buttoning #upholsteryclasses#upholsterer#cornwall#interior#traditionalupholstery
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Variety is the spice of life! #upholsteryeducation #upholsterycourse #upholsterycourses#upholsteryclass#cornwall#chairs#furnituremakeover #interiorstyling #upholsterer#upholstery#craft
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A change is as good as a rest they say so it was refreshing to leave the upholstery aside for a couple of days and get to work on this card table that had met with an accident (client unfolded it without the supporting legs in place!). So, one side mount scissor hinge that snapped was brazed (rather than replaced for originality), numerous woodwork restoration elements following the ‘rapid unscheduled disassembly’!, veneers where needed, table top splits dealt with, French polished, and new baize fitted. Job done! #upholstery#restoration#antiques#upholsterycourses#upholsteryclass#upholsterytraining#amusf#restore#woodwork#cabinetwork#antiquerestoration #cornwall
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A look back #Upholsterytraining #upholsterer #upholsterycourses #upholsteryclass #upholsteryeducation #traditionalupholsterycourse #upholstery #chairs #cornwall #amusf
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Back in full swing 2024, commencing our 16th year running amusf courses alongside our ever-popular hobby courses. Some recent work here, but we will shortly post up some archive images dating back to the early days as a retrospective #upholstery#upholsterer#upholsterytraining #upholsterycourse#upholsterycourses#upholsteryclass#amusf#cornwall#upholsteryeducation #upholsterysouthwest
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A hive of activity - no elves in sight! #upholsteryclass#upholsterytraining #upholsterer#upholsteryeducation #upholstery#amusf#cornwall#craftsmanship #traditionalupholstery#chair#furniture
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Some CPD for me this week. 2 x deep buttoned wingback armchairs re-covered in vinyl which, in all honesty, was like trying to giftwrap a kangaroo in cardboard, and made all the more interesting by the need to first tailor then machine the back to the wings to the arms as an entire assembly before fitment. Deploying all the tricks of the trade and with the extensive use of a hairdryer (blowing up 1 in the process!) they finally succumbed.#upholstery#upholsterersofinstagram #upholster#upholsterycourse#upholsterytraining#upholsterycourses#cornwall#amusf#chair#chairs#furniture#upholsteryclass
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Concentration. #upholsteryeducation #upholsteryclass #upholsterytraining #traditionalupholstery #cornwall#upholsteryschool #amusf#upholsterer#furniture#chair
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4 Headboards in 1 Week! 🤯 Each one was upholstered by one of our Leisure Course students, who is completely new to upholstery 👏 A savvy move to enjoy the satisfaction of creating bespoke items for her dream interior, at the fraction of the cost of buying online 😍 If you're interested in trying your hand at a new craft, get in touch via message, or head to our website 👉 https://www.tresithickrestorations.co.uk/leisure-courses #upholstery #upholsterer #upholster #upholsterycourses #upholsterycornwall #upholsterytraining #headboards #headboarddesign #learnatrade #learnacraft #bespoke #tresithickupholstery #tresithickupholsterytraining #fabricdesign #interiordesign #furniturerestoration
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This traditional armchair in rich, warm and earthy tones crafted by Becca for her AMUSF Diploma is just the ticket as Autumn approaches. #upholsterytechniques #upholstery #chairs#upholsterycourses #upholsterersofinstagram #Upholsterytraining #upholsteryclass #upholsterer #cornwall #traditionalupholsterycourse#amusfstage3 #amusf#reupholsteryproject #southwest
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Some more of our student's fine work 👏 A traditionally built nursing chair by @stretch_fabric_walling as part of her Stage 2 with the @the_amusf. Using @linwood_fabric, and finished beautifully with a @houles_official bullion fringe. #upholstery #upholsteryeducation #upholsterycourses #cornwall #amusf #traditionalupholstery #chairs #furniture #southwest #interiors #tresithickupholstery #tresithickupholsterytraining #restoration #nursingchair #houles #linwoodfabric
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A contemporary classic 👏 This swivel office chair demonstrates how effective a 2-tone wool finish can be, complemented by the chrome base. Fantastic upholstery on show by @vincentjulie1 as part of her Stage 3 Diploma with @the_amusf! 👉 Check out @stable.barn.upholstery for more of her handiwork! #upholstery #upholsteryeducation #upholsterycourses #cornwall #amusf #traditionalupholstery #chairs #furniture #southwest #interiors #tresithickupholstery #tresithickupholsterytraining #restoration #swivel #swivelchair
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Looks good KENough to us... 😆 The faithful Parker Knoll Model No.720 resplendent in @warwickfabricsuk Laureate fabric, following a frame-up rebuild as part of a Stage 2 Intermediate Craft Certificate with @the_amusf. #upholstery #upholsteryeducation #upholsterycourses #cornwall #amusf #traditionalupholstery #chairs #furniture #southwest #interiors #tresithickupholstery #tresithickupholsterytraining #restoration
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Wishing we could take credit for this one... 😍 This traditionally upholstered 1930’s armchair received a new lease of life, courtesy of a full frame-up rebuild, and a bespoke patchwork covering by @juneyjene. 🎉 Congratulations on achieving your Stage 3 Diploma with @the_amusf! 👉 Head over to @trevillion_upholstery to see more of her work. #upholstery #upholsteryeducation #upholsterycourses #cornwall #amusf #traditionalupholstery #chairs #furniture #southwest #interiors #tresithickupholstery #tresithickupholsterytraining #restoration
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🎉 Congratulations to all our students who had their work verified last week! And good luck to everyone graduating to start their fledgling businesses - post-grad support is always here, when and where you may need it 🙌 @the_amusf #upholstery #upholsteryeducation #upholsterycourses #upholsterycourse#cornwall#amusf#traditionalupholstery#chairs#furniture #southwest #interiors
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We’ve got some exciting news for you... 🤩 🍁 Our Autumn Footstool and Headboard Courses are now available for booking! The 2-day courses taught by Richard in The Barn Workshop are perfect for those of you interested in a one-off home interiors project, or those looking to take your first step on the path to becoming a master upholsterer! To book your place, contact us via: 📞 phone - 01726 884500 📧 email - training@tresithickrestorations.co.uk Head to our website (link in bio) to learn more, or if you have any queries, leave a comment below or drop us a DM! 📩 #upholstery #upholsterer #upholsterycourse #upholsteryworkshop #learnupholstery #furniture #furnituredesign #interiorproject #restoration #restorationproject #traditionalupholsteryworkshop #tresithick #tresithickupholstery #tresithickupholsterytraining #headboard #headboarddesign #footstools #footstoolstyling
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#upholsterer#upholstery#upholsteryclass#upholsteryclasses#upholsterycourse#upholsterycourses#chair#chairs#cornwall#furniture#craft
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Some recent Parker Knoll project completions! #upholster#upholster#upholsterycourse#upholsterycourses#upholsteryclass#cornwall#furniture#parkerknoll #velvet
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Swivels. #upholsteryeducation #upholsteryclass#upholsterycourses #upholsterycourse#cornwall#southwest#furniture#craft
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It's another 'International Week' here at Tresithick Upholstery Training in Cornwall as we welcome students from the West Coast of America, Toronto and Majorca; surely one of the best ways to combine work with pleasure, as the sun beams down!
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Some very talented students! #upholstery#upholsteryclass#upholsterycourse#upholsterycourses#cornwall#learning #amusf#interiordesign#traditionalupholsterycourses
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What an enjoyable week! #chairs#traditionalupholstery #furniture#upholsterycourse#upholsterer#upholsteryclasseupholsteryclass#cornwall#amusf#craft #crafts#interiordesigner#interiordesign#antiquechairs
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Ah, the efforts we go to! Keeping the power flowing to the workshop during a planned outage to the local supply network! Thank you to National Grid for going to the trouble - we needed it, and appreciated it.
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‘Pasty Friday’ photos of workshop activities plus some outliers!#chair#chairs#amusf#cornwall#furniture #traditionalupholstery #upholsterytraining #upholsteryeducation #upholsteryclass #interiordesign#barbershop #belmont #dogsofinstagram
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#upholsteryeducation #traditionalupholstery#chair#chairs#upholsterycourse#upholsterycourses#amusf#cornwall #upholsteryclass#furniture
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Well this past week has been a lot of fun, every day, but I think the look on the faces of our students in these snaps demonstrates beautifully that, at the same time, the focus and concentration required to really learn the skills and techniques of this craft to produce the best quality work need not be compromised #upholstery #traditionalupholstery #upholsterycourse #upholsterycourses #chair#chairs#amusf#cornwall #upholsteryclass#upholsteryclasses #furnituremaker#interiorsesign
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Pop, bang, whizz…. #upholstery #upholsterytraining #amusf#upholsteryeducation #upholsteryclass#traditionalupholstery #upholsteryclasses #chair#chairs#cornwall #furniture#upholsterer
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International week in the workshop this week with our students from the USA, Spain and the Isle of Wight (not sure the IoW qualifies although indigenous islanders would I’m sure contest this!) #traditionalupholstery #upholstery #upholsterers#upholsterytraining#upholsteryclass#chair#chairs#cornwall#amusf#southwestengland #furniture#antique#learn
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Congratulations to all our upholstery diploma students who presented a terrific range of furniture representing all their hard work over the last year and gaining well deserved grades across the board. #traditionalupholstery #upholsterer#upholsteryclasses #chair#chairs#cornwall #amusf#upholsterylife #upholstery #upholsterycourse#upholsterycourses
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With the workshop bathed in sunshine today who could fail but be inspired to learn upholstery in this idyllic spot deep in rural Cornwall accompanied by the gentle moo’ing of the local bovine population and the sweet twittering of the birds - utterly life-affirming in an otherwise chaotic and peculiar world (to put it mildly) #upholstery#upholsterycourse#upholsterytraining#amusf#cornwall#antique#restoration#upholsteryclasses#traditionalupholstery#nature#countrysidelife #countryside
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#traditionalupholstery #furniture #upholsterers #upholstery #amusf#chair#chairs#interiors#upholsterytraining#cornwall
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Was just going through some family archives and unearthed this marketing material advertising the business following alterations to my great-grandfather’s drapers shop in Portsmouth in 1906, and a (later) small piece of gum tape with some classic Art Deco typeface as used in my grandfather’s (great-grandfather’s son in law) drapers shop in the 1930s. #fabric#fabrics#drapery#furniture#drapers#upholsterer#upholstery#upholsterytraining #amusf #traditionalupholstery#upholsteryclass
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A roundup of recent work from some of our students at Tresithick. The variety of furniture in any one week here is fabulous - chairs, more chairs…and bears?!!! #upholsteredfurniture upholsterycourse #upholsterycourses#traditionalupholsteryworkshop #furniture #furnituredesign #cornwall#amusf#chair#chairs#interiordesign #upholsteryclass #fabrics#craftcourses
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Monochromatic workshop piccies this week! #upholstery #upholsterycourse #traditionalupholstery #upholsterycourses #reupholstery#cornwall #amusf#upholsterydiploma #chair#chairs#furniture #upholsteryclasses
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Neat, sharp and precise are the words that spring to my mind for this cracking Diploma Stage 2 chair completed this week by Rachel. I’m often taken aback by the quality of work and attention to detail that students who are, in the big scheme of things, little more than a handful of hours in and have so little practical experience can produce. #upholsterers #traditionalupholstery #upholstery#traditionalupholsterycourse#traditionalupholsterycourses#upholsteryclasses#cornwall#amusfstage2#amusf#chair#chairs#furniture
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Dreaming of a Monday when the workshop’s entire collection of clamps are not employed on a chair. You’ve got to love a nail like the one in the last photo - is it wrong to admire a nail?#upholsterycourse #amusf #restoredfurniture #restoration #traditionalupholstery #chair#chairs#antiques#furniture#antiquechair #upholstery
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Reflections on today in the workshop #upholstery #upholsterycourse #traditionalupholstery #upholsterycourses#chair #furniture #cornwall #amusf#upholsteryclass #upholsteryclasses#training #craft#restoration #concentration
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What we like is a bit of variety in the workshop! #upholsterers #traditionalupholstery #traditionalupholsterycourse#upholsterycourse#amusf#cornwall#upholsteryclass#chairs#restoration #furniture#upholstery#upholsterycourses
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That’s it for another year, both for training and ‘pasty Fridays’. Looking forward to 2022 and all the amazing work I know our students will be producing. Merry Christmas! #upholstery #traditionalupholstery #traditionalupholsterycourses #chairs#chair#upholsterycourse #upholsterycourses#amusf#cornwall#furnituredesign#interiors #upholsteryclasses
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He’s been! Well, he’s still here actually…slightly Christmassy vibe going on in the workshop this week for our last course of the year!#traditionalupholstery #upholsterycourse #upholsterer #upholsterycourses #traditionalupholsteryworkshop #furniture #chairs#diningchairs #amusf#cornwall#antiques
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Another instalment showing a selection of some of our current students work, and a dog (well, 6 month old puppy) #upholsterytraining #traditionalupholstery #cornwall#upholsteryclasses #chair#chairs#furniture#courses #craft#upholstery #amusf#upholsterycourse #upholsterycourses
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Is there anything quite so satisfying as extracting a sheared-off castor stem deeply embedded within your chair leg with an ‘easy-out’! Perhaps the least appropriately named tool in the box #upholsteryeducation #upholstery#traditionalupholstery#cornwall#upholsterycourse#upholsterycourses#antiquefurniture #antiquerestoration #upholsteryclasses#chair#furniture
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Probably worthy of an impromptu caption competition as Jules, Alice Penney gaze at Jon’s now complete Prieu Dieu chair for his Stage 2 of the Diploma course. #traditionalupholsteryworkshop #traditionalupholsterycourse#upholsterer #upholsteryclass#upholsterytraining#chair#chairs#furniture #cornwall#craftsmanship #traditionalupholsterycourses
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Penney’s traditionally upholstered fluted armchair pops with colour - a great looking chair! #upholstery#upholsterycourse #upholsteryclasses #traditionalupholstery #cornwall #upholsterer#traditionalupholsteryworkshop #furniture
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Introducing the newest (and youngest) member of the team here at Tresithick. Our Flatcoat Luna’s first day in the workshop! #upholstery #traditionalupholsteryworkshop #traditionalupholstery #upholsterytraining #furniture#chair#chairsofinstagram #chairs #upholsterycourse#upholsterycourses#cornwall#upholsterer #upholsteryclass #upholsteryclasses
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Studies in concentration in the workshop last week! #upholstery #upholsterycourse #upholsterycourses #furniture#chairs#chair#traditionalupholstery #cornwall #craft #craftsmanship #interiors#interior#southwestengland #upholsteryclass #upholsteryclasses #upholsteryworkshop
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Another wonderfully elegant and comfortable masterpiece from the Howard and Sons workshops just completed. The walnut frame was a joy to work with. If anyone knows of a computer programme or app that will automatically work out a fabric cutting plan for optimum pattern placement, alignment and continuity please keep it to yourself - The challenge of manually working it all out and keep my remaining grey cells entertained was a lot of fun. #upholstery #upholsterer #traditionalupholstery#antiquefurniture #furniture #chairs#chair#howardandsons #howardchair #countryhousesofa #countryhousestyle #cornwall#humphriesweaving #upholsterycourse#upholsterycourses
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Another busy week in the workshop for some of our Stage 1, 2 and 3 Diploma students #upholstery#upholsterycourses#upholsterycourse#traditionalupholstery #cornwalllife #cornwall #chairs#chair#furniture#antiques #restoration#upholsteryclass #upholsteryclasses #traditionalupholsteryworkshop #traditionalupholsterycourse
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As well as being ‘Pasty Friday’, yesterday in the workshop was trimming day, so here are 2 of the finished pieces neatly crafted by our students #upholstery#upholsterer#traditionalupholstery #traditionalupholsteryworkshop #chair#chairs#furniture#interiors#furnishings#linwood #upholsteryclass #cornwall#crafts #training
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Well, yes, there is a chair under there somewhere. Send more clamps!#traditionalupholsteryworkshop #traditionalupholstery #upholsterycourses #upholsterycourse #cornwall #restoration#furniture#chair#chairs
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A study in Concentration! #traditionalupholstery #upholstery#chair#chairs#upholsterycourse #upholsterycourses#cornwall#courses#craftsmanship#upholsteryclass#furniture #traditionalupholsterycourse
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Just a couple of pieces our hobby students completed on their 5 day course this week. #upholstery #traditionalupholstery #upholsterycourse#upholsterycourses #traditionalupholsterycourses#reupholstery#furniture#chair#chairs#cornwall#interiordesign#interiors#antiques#antiquechair #courses #craft#upholsteryclass
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Just keeping my hand in during the half term break between training courses with this Howard and Sons armchair. Using a faithful copy of the original fabric specially woven by Humphries Weaving and a bespoke looped ruche fringe by Heritage Trimmings, again remaining faithful to the original, this piece requires a combination of restoration and conservation. #upholstery #reupholstery #antiques#howardandsons #traditionalupholstery #upholsterycourses #upholsterycourse #furniture#countryhousestyle #cornwall#interiordesign#fabric
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Had a very pheasant day in the workshop today! #upholstery #traditionalupholstery #furniture#cornwall#pheasant #gamebirds #attitude #birds#reupholstery#upholsterer #upholsterycourse #upholsterycourses
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It really feels like Spring has sprung looking down the garden towards the farmhouse with the daffodils in full bloom and the great excitement of restarting our courses after this enforced layoff. With a busy programme ahead of us in the months to come and some exciting new developments once a greater ‘normality’ hopefully settles amongst us all later this year- fingers crossed, counting no chickens (only pheasants!) - the only way is up. This time of year is so inspiring. #upholstery #upholsterycourse #traditionalupholstery #upholsterycourses#chair#furniture#interiors#interiordesign #cornwall#craftsmanship #craftsman#restoration #antiquerestoration #upholsteryclasses
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Nothing directly to do with upholstery but everything to do with mankind in general. Huge thanks to all our students and staff that so generously contributed to this total for a very worthy cause. Every penny helps. #macmillancancersupport #cornwall #upholsterycourses#upholsterycourse#charityfundraiser #charity #cancerawareness #helpingothers #kindness #doourpart #donating #traditionalupholstery #upholsterer #fundraising
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Before and after. Patience is a virtue with traditional upholstery. This one took me nearly all day! #upholstery #upholsterer#traditionalupholstery #chairs#chair#buttons#amusf#antiques #antique #cornwall #reupholstery#upholsterycourses#upholsterycourse#furniture#craftsmanship #upholsteryclasses #victorianhome
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Last day of ‘term’, and look who’s here!! #upholsterycourse#upholsterycourses#upholsterer#amusf#cornwall#christmas#chairs#furniture#upholsteryclasses#upholsterycourse#santa
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Spot the interior designer currently on her Stage 3 diploma course who has designed and made her own chair-inspired Christmas decorations! #upholstery #upholsteress #amusf#traditionalupholstery #chairs#furniture #cornwall #reupholstery#upholsterer#upholsterycourse #upholsterycourses #upholsteryclass #upholsteryclasses
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#chair #furniture #fabric #amusf #chairs #upholstery #traditionalupholstery #course #courses #cornwall #deepbuttoned
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Verification Day Line up - here’s another selection of student coursework #upholstery #fabric #furniture #amusf #chairs #cornwall #traditionalupholstery #upholsterer#craftcourses #course#reupholstery #chair
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Verification Day! Here’s a selection of the coursework our students have presented for verification this year. #upholstery #furniture #chairs #fabric #amusf #traditionalupholstery #course #craftcourse#reupholstery #upholsterer#upholsteryclass #cornwall#fabrics#amusfdiploma
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Busy period coming up with a good variety of work just in. #furniture #chairs #amusf #upholsterer #upholstery# #eggchair #interiors#interiordesign #cornwall#craftsmanship
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Back in the flow now. 1st ‘gong’ of the post full lockdown era this week to boot. Here’s just a small sample of some student work this week. #traditionalupholstery #course#courses#furniture#chairporn #chairs#interiors#interiordesign #upholsterer#reupholstery#upholsterycourse#upholsterycourses#cornwall#tresithick#upholsteryclasses #upholsteryclass #amusf#craftcourses
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ITS PASTY FRIDAY ONCE MORE!!! Pasty, I love you....sunny day too, what more could you want? #tresithick #upholstery #traditionalupholstery #traditionalupholsterycourse#furnituredesign #furniture #chair#chairs #cornwall #upholsteryclass#traditionalupholsterycourses #upholstered#upholsterer
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1st day back!! Socially distanced of course.. #traditionalupholsterycourses #upholstery #upholsterycourse #chair #furniture#amusf#cornwall#upholsterer#upholsteryclass#upholsteryclasses#craftcourses
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An Ikat-ching fabric from Claremont now adorns our client’s rather splendid settle #reupholstery #traditionalupholstery #ikat #fabrics #upholstery #claremontfabric #upholsteryfabric #amusf
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With no students to teach for the moment, these 2 chairs have kept me busy for the Cornish Chair Company over the last week along with a small stool (not pictured). The workshop is quite a strange place here on my own without the hubbub, activity and artistry of our lovely students during a normal training week #traditionalupholsteryworkshop #chair #upholstery #restoration #upholsterer #upholsterycourses #upholsteryclasses #furniture #tresithickupholstery #traditionalupholstery #Cornwall #southwestengland #upholsterytraining #upholsterycourse #traditionalupholsterycourses #amusf #accreditedupholsteryclass #interiordesign #upholstered
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Some canine-themed hotel bar chairs! #chair #upholstery #restoration#upholsterer #interiordesign #upholsterycourses#upholsterycourseuk #tresithickupholstery#trainingcourse #upholstered #upholsterer #modernchairdesign #amusf#dogs #traditionalupholsterycourses #furniture #furnishings #FurnitureDesign
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Pink beauty for a pop! #chair #upholstery #restoration#upholsterer #interiordesign #upholsterycourses #upholsterycourseuk #upholsteryschool #upholsteryclasses #furniture #tresithickupholstery #traditionalupholstery #Cornwall #southwestengland #upholsterytraining #upholsterycourse #interiors #amusf #reupholstered #reupholstery
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Retrospective look back on this understated daybed by Michael Marriott we reupholstered some years back using specially designed textiles woven in silk and paper (yes, paper), the design inspired by the original printed woollen fabric fragments from the half tester bed of the 2nd Earl of Rochester! #reupholstery #reupholstered #interiordesign #design #interior #furnishings #modern #upholstery #textiles #homedecor #style #amusf#chaiselongue #designweek
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Another from the archives, this time with our beautiful Flatcoated Retriever Bella (RIP) sneaking into the frame(nb the chewed twig on the floor)! #chair #upholstery #restoration #upholsterer #upholsterycourses #upholsteryclasses #furniture #tresithickupholstery#traditionalupholstery #interiordesign #traditionalupholsterycourses #upholsterycourseuk #upholsteryschool #amusf #Cornwall #traditionalupholstery #dogsofinstagram #flatcoatedretriever #chairs #victorianchair
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Is it even possible to 'up-spec' the back seat of a classic auto such as the deux chevaux? #chair #upholstery #restoration #upholsterer #upholsterycourses #upholsteryclasses #furniture#tresithickupholstery #interiordesign #upholsterycourses #furniture #autoupholstery #traditionalupholsterycourses #classiccar #citroen #cornwall #southwestengland #classiccars
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A really funky, quite unique piece, never seen one of these before. Metal framed and in the queue for reupholstery and sale through the Cornish Chair Co once complete and ready to go #chair #upholstery #restoration #upholsterer #upholsterycourses #upholsteryclasses #furniture #tresithickupholstery#traditionalupholstery #interiordesign#retro #retrodesign #midcenturymodern #bespokeupholstery #chaiselongue #funkyfurniture #interiors #interior #furnishings #modernchairdesign
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Here's some more images of the Gillow Daybed per request of Perry @perrycudmore. It's a bit tired, but totally original - so. To conserve or restore? #chair #upholstery #restoration #upholsterer #upholsterycourses #upholsteryclasses #furniture #tresithickupholstery #trainingcourse #amusf#Cornwall #traditionalupholstery #traditionalupholsterycourses #daybeds #daybed #chaiselongue #interiordesign #homefurniture #periodfurniture
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This daybed made by highly regarded Gillow & Co (Hepplewhite was a Gillow apprentice!) still has its original upholstery. Lacking castors unfortunately but otherwise intact and completely original overall - needs a little sympathetic conservation. I now have time for this long-standing project! #chair#upholstery #interiordesign #design #interior #homedecor#architecture #chair #chaiselongue #daybeds #daybed #traditionalupholstery #furniture #traditionalupholsterycourses #upholsterycourse #cornwall #accreditedupholsteryclass #amusf #upholsterycourses #gillows #conservation #periodfurniture
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When I grow up I want to work in chairs....(this is not one of my designs btw, regret can't remember the designer's name) #traditionalupholsteryworkshop #chair #upholstery #restoration #upholsterer #upholsterycourses #upholsteryclasses#furniture #upholsterycourseuk #upholsteryschool #upholsteryclasses #furniture #tresithickupholstery #traditionalupholstery #Cornwall#southwestengland #interior #interiordesign #upholsterycourse #godolphinhouse #amusf
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Another from the archives from 8 years ago. The fabric was specially commissioned, and woven by Humphries Weaving in Suffolk, as a faithfull copy of the original Victorian design as seen on the chair to the left #chair #upholstery #restoration #upholsterer #upholsterycourses #upholsteryclasses#furniture #upholsterycourseuk #upholsteryschool #upholsteryclasses #furniture #tresithickupholstery #trainingcourse #amusf#Cornwall #upholsterycourseuk #traditionalupholstery #victorianchair #traditionalupholsterycourses #weaving #fabric #fabrics #humphriesweaving
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Another browse through our photo archive turned up this sweet little leather armchair #chair #upholstery #restoration #upholsterer #upholsterycourses #upholsteryclasses #furniture #tresithickupholstery #traditionalupholstery #Cornwall #southwestengland #upholsterytraining #upholsterycourse #traditionalupholsterycourses#amusf #interiordesign #
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In the absence of any current course photos I thought it would be interesting to roll out some archive material from years gone by ((BC) before Coronavirus) #chair #upholstery #restoration #upholsterer #upholsterycourses#upholsteryclasses #interiordesign #upholsterycourse#upholsterycourseuk #traditionalupholstery #Cornwall #southwestengland #upholsterytraining #upholsterycourse #traditionalupholsterycourses #amusf
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This load of hide turned up without us ordering it! Yes, they're in our back garden, about a dozen cattle all told #chair #upholstery #restoration #upholsterer #upholsterycourses#upholsteryclasses #interiordesign #upholsterycourse #upholsterycourseuk #traditionalupholstery #furniture #chair#trainingcourse #upholsteryclasses #traditionalupholstery #cows #Cornwall #cows#gardening #manure#cowhide #amusf#southwestengland
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Another busy week with a great bunch of people #chair #upholstery #restoration #upholsterer #upholsterycourses #upholsteryclasses #furniture #tresithickupholstery #traditionalupholstery #Cornwall #southwestengland #upholsterytraining #upholsterycourse #traditionalupholsterycourses #amusf #accreditedupholsteryclass #traditionalupholsterycourse #linwoodfabrics #interiordesign
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The Munro tartan looking great on Lynn's wing armchair (diploma stage 2) plus some other student coursework this week #chair #upholstery #restoration#upholsterer #interiordesign #upholsterycourses #upholsterycourseuk #upholsteryschool #upholsteryclasses #tresithickupholstery #trainingcourse #amusf #Cornwall #traditionalupholstery #interiors #traditionalupholsterycourse #traditionalupholsterycourses #furniture #amusf #tartan
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Taking a break #chair #upholstery #restoration #upholsterer #upholsterycourses#upholsteryclasses #interiordesign #upholsterycourse #upholsterycourseuk #traditionalupholstery #furniture #chair#trainingcourse #upholsteryclasses #traditionalupholsterycourse#cornwall #moonwool #linwoodfabrics
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