Customer Reviews
Gorgeous and helpful altogether - a dream! - By: J. Sheridan-ross, 22 May 2008 
I can only echo what other reviewers have written. If you love textiles, you'll love this book. The history & use of old masters paintings gives a fantastic insight into how textiles have been used through the ages & the author contextualises her descriptions to upholstery projects. This book is an inspiration! I bought this book as an absolute beginner who suddenly thought she might just have taken on a project too big to start with - this book gives me all the detail I need to get started & will help me avoid mistakes. I can feel lots more projects coming along ....!
A book for the experienced and beginner alike. - By: H. McCall, 16 May 2007 I have a few years experience of doing traditional upholstery. I found this book gave me a fresh insight into upholstery as a very personal art form. The writer really knows how to enthuse the reader with the creative spirit. This book is not some dry & dusty manual on how to do it. This book treats upholstery as a fine art, & encourages experimentation, whilst warning against those things she has found do not work artistically.
A good book for the creative artist wanting to express their feelingin some original upholstery. This book is going to make a big differencein my home!
A book that will last for years - By: caroleb@talk21.com, 23 Jan 2001 This is the first time I have bought a book specifically about upholstery. I was delighted to have a list of relevant books to choose from & selected this one of the basis of disappointing or no reviews for other booksin this section, that it was English (UK) rather than English (US) and... the cover looked lurverly, though they do say.. don't judge a book by .....". However, this book has not disappointed. I'd say this was a book for the beginner, but it contains enough inspiration to last through the years as you progress through & tackle the series of more & more advanced projects (10in all, from drop-in seat to Chesterfield). The book begins with a potted history of upholstery, illustrated with examples of furniturein art from the 17C & goes on to describe tools, equipment, materials - all well described. The lovely illustrations & text with which the various stages of upholstery are described are excellent & even I, a complete beginner, found the early stagesin the process very familiar & recognisable. The advanced stages are every bit as easy to understand & there are useful lists of suppliers of fabric & tools, & a glossary of terms.Described as a "Practical Guide to Upholstering Traditional Furniture", it is comprehensive & will serve as a good clear reference, as it's well writtenin digestable sections. If I have a critisism it is that, the notes accompanying some the photographs drew my attention away from the text from time to time - but still, that probably says more about me than the book !
