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Cover furniture, fixtures and similar items with leather, vinyl, fabric or other upholstery materials.
Discuss upholstery fabric, color and style with customers and provide cost estimate for upholstering furniture or other items.
Lay out, measure and cut upholstery materials according to sketches or design specifications.
Replace worn out webbing, springs and other furniture parts using hand and power tools.
Operate sewing machines or sew upholstery materials by hand to seam cushions and join sections of covering materials.
Install padding and underlays and fasten covering materials to furniture frames.
Tack, glue or sew ornamental trim, braids or buttons on upholstered items.
Lay out, cut fabricate and install upholstery in aircraft, motor vehicles, railway cars, boats and ships.
May repair furniture frames and refinish wood surfaces.
May make upholster patterns from sketches, customer descriptions or blueprints.
Start date is as soon as possible.
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Job task planning and organizing
- Finding information
- Continuous learning
- Significant use of memory
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- Not required
Specific Skills
- Tufting
- Repairing furniture frames
- Refinishing wood surfaces
- Patternmaking
- Furniture rebuilding
- Custom upholstery
- Customs slip covers
- Antique restoration
Special Materials
- Plastics
- Leather
Business Skills
- Cost estimating
Work Setting / Industry Experience
- Specialty seat manufacturing company
- Furniture and fixtures manufacturing company
- Furniture upholstery and repair shop
Area of Specialization or Experience
- Seats for stadiums, halls etc.
- Marine cabin interiors and other furnishings
- Furniture
- Automotive interior
- Antique furniture and furnishings
- Aircraft seats and interior furnishings
Major Work Activities
- Repair
- Installation
- Fabrication