Are you seeking reliable sources for upholstery and soft furnishings to gather your supplies, tools, and more?
With so much confusion about finding the right items, we’ve created a few reliable upholstery resources to help you get started.
We’ve created this resources page to help you find the right products and resources that deliver successful results and save you time.
Reference Books Library
Upholstery: A Complete Course: Revised Edition
by David James
Upholstering Methods
by Fred W. Zimmerman
Singer Upholstery Basics: A Complete Step-By-Step
by Steve Cone
The Upholsterers Bible
by Percy W. Blandford
Reupholstering At Home
by Peter Nesovich
Practical upholstering: A complete handbook for the upholsterer
by John W. Stephenson
Handmade Lampshades
by Natalia Price-Cabrera
Upholstery Tools For Success
Tools For Pulling Staples Near Decorative Wood
Bent Awl (Osborne Tool)
Tucking tool
This comes in handy and saves wear and tear on your hands.
Air compressor with fittings and hose
A 3-gallon is large enough to get you started.
Juki DNU 1541s Walking Foot Sewing Machine
Foam Saw
You can also use an electric carving knife
to get you started. I prefer the double action blade.
Supply and Tool Vendors
Rowley Company
- Tools
- Dacron
- Cording
- Synthetic Sagless
- Decking
- Dust Cover
- Scissors
- Chalk Pens
- And More….
Sailrite Retail and to the trade
- Tools
- Sewing Machines
- Fabric
- Foam
- Thread
- Marking Tools
- Measuring Tools
- Marine Supplies
- And More…
Ronco Industries to the trade company
- Upholstery Tools
- Supplies of all kinds
- Custom Cushions
- Down and Feather
- Pillows
- Foam
- and More….
Albany Foam and Supply
to the trade
- Foam
- Custom Cushions
- Down and Feather
- Tools
- Dacron
- Threads
- Curve Ease
- Tack Strip
- and so much MORE . . .
Sloan Machinery, Salem, NH, And Bills Sewing Machine, Hinderbran, NC
- Industrial sewing machines of all kinds.
- Needles
- Specialty feet
Other Soft Home Furnishings Classes
- Online
- Upholstery
- Cushions
- Slipcovers
- Hands-On Upholstery
- Hands-On Cushions
- Hands-On Lampshades
- One On One Private Training
- Step by Step PDF’s
- Online
- Bedding
- Pillows
- Zippers
- Hands-On
- One On One Private Training
- Step by Step PDF’s
- Online
- Roman Shades
- Cornice Boards
- Fun Pillions
- Hands-On Group Or Private One On One
- Multiple Day Retreats
- Hands-On Workshops
- One On One Private Training
- Hands-On Workshops Upholstery
- Hands-On Workshops Lampshades
Fabric And Leather Resources
More Coming Soon!
I hope this helps answer many of your questions on what to purchase. HERE is a link to my Amazon shop, unfortunately sometimes the links change so using the resources above is the best option. I do receive a small commission from my affiliate shop.
You will also find free PDFs that you can download on my Freebies page. These are great for having information right at your fingertips.
