Upholsterers

A typical week, in the words of people in the job

1. 01Pick up and deliver furniture.
2. 02Build furniture up with loose fiber stuffing, cotton, felt, or foam padding to form smooth, rounded surfaces.
3. 03Fit, install, and secure material on frames, using hand tools, power tools, glue, cement, or staples.
4. 04Adjust or replace webbing, padding, or springs, and secure them in place.
5. 05Sew rips or tears in material, or create tufting, using needles and thread.
6. 06Remove covering, webbing, padding, or defective springs from workpieces, using hand tools such as hammers and tack pullers.
7. 07Attach bindings or apply solutions to edges of cut material to prevent raveling.
8. 08Measure and cut new covering materials, using patterns and measuring and cutting instruments, following sketches and design specifications.
9. 09Read work orders, and apply knowledge and experience with materials to determine types and amounts of materials required to cover workpieces.
10. 10Stretch webbing and fabric, using webbing stretchers.
11. 11Operate sewing machines or sew upholstery by hand to seam cushions and join various sections of covering material.
12. 12Design upholstery cover patterns and cutting plans, based on sketches, customer descriptions, or blueprints.

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