Upholsterer

Upholsterers and related workers install, replace and repair upholstery on furniture, orthopaedic appliances, seats and other fittings in cars, trains, aircraft, ships and similar articles, using fabrics, leather and other upholstery materials. They make and repair cushions, quilts, padded covers and mattresses.

• discussing with customers the type, shape and colour of upholstery and preparing price quotations for the service;
• making upholstery patterns using sketches, drawings and customers' descriptions;
• laying out, measuring and cutting upholstery materials according to templates, patterns or sketches;
• positioning, arranging and assembling springs, padding materials and covers on furniture frames;
• sewing upholstery materials by hand to join separate parts;
• sewing by hand and repairing damaged parts of upholstery;
• tacking, gluing or sewing decorative trims, eyelets, braids, buttons and other accessories to covers or frames of upholstered articles;
• laying out, cutting, making and installing upholstery in aircraft, motor vehicles, trains, yachts and ships;
• repairing leather coverings of artificial limbs;
• restoring antique furniture using various tools;
• working with interior designers to decorate rooms and coordinate the choice of fabrics for furniture;
• making quilts, cushions, padded covers and mattresses.
• Examples of occupations in this unit group:
• Upholsterer
• Maker, mattresses
• Maker, upholstered furniture