Are you seeking reliable resources to gather your upholstery supplies, tools, and more?
With so much confusion about finding the right items, we’ve created a few reliable resources to help you get started.
We’ve created this resources page to ensure you find the right products thatnget you successful results.
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
Tools For Pulling Staples Near Decorative Wood
Bent Awl (Osborne Tool)
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
- Bedding
- Pillows
- Zippers
- Hands-On
- Bedding
- Pillows
- Zippers
- 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
- Roman Shades
- Window Treatments
- Cornice Boards
- Lampshades
- Multiple Day Retreats
- Craft Your Creative Live 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.