Traditional Upholstery

5 and 6 Week Courses starting from 3rd June 2024

Half Day / £240 (or £200 for Tuesday 5 Week course)
Full Day / £450

Evening / £200 (five weeks)

Courses run Monday Evenings, Tuesday & Thursdays

See below for exact start dates.

About The Course

At FCA we want to focus on sustainability in upholstery and so will be offering traditional and ‘sustainable modern’ upholstery classes. FCA is a foam free zone!

Our term time leisure courses will run in 6 week blocks. You will be expertly guided through your project by Hannah Weston Smith. There will be a maximum of 8 students per class to ensure you get the guidance you need to work on your project to the best of your ability.

You can choose to do half day or full days to suit your timetable and skill level.

Materials

The price includes the use of an upholstery toolkit and basic sundries including twine, tacks, laid cord, slipping thread and gimp pins. Other materials can be purchased from the School store and will be paid for at the end of the course.

We also have some rolls of high quality fabrics to choose from and purchase on the day along with sample books from some of our favourite fabric houses. All can be perused over a cuppa and a biscuit. We never say no to a nice cup of tea!

Course Dates

6 Week Half Day Course

Monday evening course dates
3rd June - 8th July (not 10th June) 5 weeks £200
6.30–9.30pm

Tuesday course dates
4th June - 9th July (not 11th June) 5 weeks £200 9.30am-12.30pm or 1.00pm-4.00pm

Thursday course dates
6th June - 11th July 6 weeks £240 9.30am-12.30am or 1.30pm-4.30pm

Choose either the morning
or afternoon session:
Morning session 9.30–12.30pm
Afternoon session 1.00/1.30–4.00/4.30pm

6 Week Full Day Course

Tuesday course dates
4th June - 9th July (not the 11th June) 5 weeks 9.30am- 4.00pm £375

Thursday course dates
6th June- 11th July 6 weeks 9.30am–4.30pm £450

Booking

Please email us via the link to book and send a picture of your project so we can ensure we can meet your expectations. For beginners we suggest something simple such as a dining chair. If you are more experienced, you might want to bring an armchair, sprung chair or stool, but bear in mind that these projects will take longer than one course. For larger projects such as a chaise longues or small sofas please discuss with us first.

We will try and offer an alternative for any class missed if available - but this is not guarenteed. No classes can be carried over to the next term, or refunds given for missed classes.