Description
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.
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Theoretical Knowledge
Practical Skills
fasten componentscut textilessew pieces of fabricperform upholstery repairprovide customized upholsterysew textile-based articlesuse manual sewing techniquesinstall spring suspensioncreate patterns for textile productsdecorate furnitureclean furnitureage furniture artificiallyestimate restoration costsfix minor scratchesrepair furniture partsidentify customer's needsmanipulate metalprepare furniture for application of paintsell furnitureapply a protective layerdesign original furnitureevaluate restoration proceduresdesign prototypeshandle delivery of furniture goodsmanipulate woodpass on trade techniquessell household goodsapply restoration techniquespaint decorative designs