Upholstery
This course is designed to provide the basic knowledge and skills necessary to become a furniture upholsterer. Furniture Upholstery covers the basic skills and fundamentals of upholstered furniture construction, including seat construction, inside upholstery and outside upholstery. Topics include safety, terminology, proper use of tools, furniture quality, problem solving, and maintenance. Introduction of advanced skills will include complex fabrics and stripes, application of skirts and decorative trims, and channeling and tufting. Upon successful completion, students should be able to become employed as an entry-level upholstery.
All Furniture Technology Institute’s courses include core skills training in upholstery manufacturing concepts tools and safety and soft skills training in problem-solving and critical thinking.