Upholstery by Helen Wilding

After a career in theatre and event managing (when the furniture I recovered only had to last as long as the show) I took the plunge and a sabbatical to take a fulltime City & Guilds Level 2 course in Upholstery. I’m now on the advanced course and setting up a small workshop. I just love giving new life to old chairs and creating something special.

Woodland

Catalogue number: HW01
Description: Brief Description: A small boudoir sized chair in muted green and brown. It is traditionally upholstered in the Art Deco style. Deep sprung it is an extremely comfortable chair, ideal for small spaces.

Price: SOLD

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Upholstery commission - Fat Boys Diner

Earlier this year I was asked to undertake the refurbishment of an original 40’s American Diner currently situated in Trinity Buoy Wharf.. The seating was in a pretty bad way and was patched together with gaffer tape.

The owner wanted the recover to be as close to the current look as possible and so with the invaluable help of Jude and Sally from the LCC and later Ian I took on the project. We had to co-ordinate the work carefully as the diner stayed open for most of the time so we did each stool and bench and replaced them before removing another one.. When we removed the current vinyl we discovered the remains of two previous covers and in fact the very first covers were in a vivid bubblegum pink rather than white. The stools were fairly straightforward but sewing the covers for the back of the bench seats proved more problematic and were very time consuming. We repaired and replaced the springs and completely redid the seat stuffing with fibre, hair and wadding. However we finished on deadline and both the customers and the owner were delighted with the end result.

The whole thing was a great experience and certainly a good exercise in using vinyl and I was thrilled this week to see that the newly refurbished diner was featured in a 4 page fashion shoot for the Independent Style magazine.

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