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Learn Upholstery: Functional Footstall

Sunday 24th Jan 2027, The Base Greenham

Full Price £66 (16+ must be accompanied by a paying adult)

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Transform a simple wooden crate into a beautiful upholstered storage footstool with Sue Walsh in this hands on workshop for beginners.

Benefits: Create a functional item that you can take home to enjoy. You will learn skills and knowledge that you can apply to upholstering other items in your home.

Who is your tutor
: Sue Walsh from Dragonfly Upholstery has a lifelong love of the countryside, forged in the saddle, and later expressed through creating country fashion which now finds a new form in my next chapter, crafting upholstered footstool crates. Blending practical storage with rustic comfort, Sue's upholstered footstools bring a touch of handmade warmth to cottages, airbnbs, and country homes.

Duration: 10am - 1pm

What to bring/wear: All materials and a choice of fabrics are included. The wooden wine or apple crate is pre stained and can be painted and stencilled. A note on fabric: If you would like to bring your own upholstery fabric, stripes and checks are not recommended for beginners.

Tools: if you have any of these please bring along as mine maybe too heavy duty ! Hand stapler with 10mm staples. cutting scissors, pliers and metal ruler.