A friend of ours heard that I was learning the wonderful craft of upholstery and gave me a fantastic commission: to update two of their Parker Knoll (PK725) chairs with new cushions and a new spring cover, and reupholster a rocking chair of the same era. The rocker had some interesting curves on the back …
I recently had the pleasure of working on Sue’s dining chairs. They are Victorian dining chairs, probably part of a larger set, but only two were in good enough condition to be upholstered. She chose a beautiful cotton velvet by Sanderson (Canteloupe in the cherry/alabaster colourway) and we agreed to upholster them in the traditional …
This chair belonged originally to Penny’s father but had been in storage for many years optimistically waiting to be restored as a DIY project but when the unit needed clearing out Penny’s son Michael was keen to have the chair restored so he could use it in his flat. Many of the tension springs in …
