Learn Upholstery: Functional Footstool
Learn Upholstery
Learn Upholstery
Transform a simple wooden crate into a beautiful upholstered storage footstool with Sue Walsh from Dragonfly Upholstery.

What to expect:

Perfect for beginners, you’ll take home a unique, handcrafted storage heirloom.
 
This hands-on workshop guides you through professional techniques: layering materials, tensioning, corner making and fabric placement.

What to take /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 theirs maybe too heavy duty!
 
Any of the following: hand stapler with 10mm staples, cutting scissors, pliers and metal ruler.

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 their 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.
 
Date: Sun 26 Apr
 
Time: 10am – 1pm
city arts newbury

City Arts Newbury is the place to come and feel welcome and find your creativity!

City Arts aim to promote, maintain, improve and advance education and appreciation of the arts in all forms in West Berkshire and the surrounding areas. 

To promote social inclusion for the public benefit by preventing people from becoming socially excluded, assist them to integrate into and contribute to society.

It was created in 2015 by Claire Struthers-Semple and Isabel Carmona with the aim of providing a friendly and welcoming place to learn, share, teach, collaborate and exhibit art.

A place where people could come together and enjoy Art in a friendly environment.

On Friday mornings you are able to take part in Friday Art Sessions which are free and a way to meet new people while trying various art techniques.

These sessions receive funding in various ways so they can pay the artists delivering the sessions fairly.

There is always an exhibition to see at City Arts, and they are free to visit! 

They offer affordable exhibition space to artists and collaborate with local schools and projects to showcase creativity.

There are opportunities for artists to submit work for their Open Exhibitions each on a particular theme.

Check their programme of exhibitions to check what is on offer .

They are proud of their involvement in the community and run seasonal free and low cost events. 

With their commitment to the community, they have a strong ethos of equality and inclusion.

Their flagship Chalkfest event takes place every August – they take over the Market Square in Newbury and enjoy brightening up the pavement!

A competition of the chalk drawings is judged by a local artist with prizes for different age groups.

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