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custom furniture upholsterery. Became journeyman custom upholsterer in 1969. Certified by Upholsterers Intl. Union. Worked at San Francisco`s most prestigious upholstering shop as senior upholsterer. Am now president of Domar Upholstered Furniture Inc. Have upholstered for Presidents Reagan, Nixon, Clinton and the Queen of England. formerly taught classes in custom upholstering at the San Francisco Community College. Happy to answer all your upholstering questions.

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2012-05-20 New Leather Sofa has rock hard seats:

Hi,    Aniline dye means that he leather hyde was soaked in the dye rather than just painted on the surface and therefore a high quality leather.   Regardless, the type of dye used has no effect on the

2012-05-14 Replacing caned seats with upholstered:

Hi,    You are correct,  placing a screw through the dowel will split the dowel,  drilling a pilot hole will weaken the dowel.      You should never alter the frame of an antique in any way - altering

2012-02-22 Replacing zig-zag springs with elastised webbing:

Hello Maureen,    If you find the seating of your lounge "soft and comfortable" why would an upholsterer want to change that - you write that the reasons you are re-upholstering is because you like the

2012-02-17 club chair t cushion cover:

Hi Judi,    Linen is easy to work with and a good choice.  You are on the right track in the way you intend to do the job.    There is one characteristic that linen has that you should be aware of.  When

2012-01-24 club chair t cushion cover:

Hello Judi,    I assume that sensuede is a synthetic suede and as such perfect for a beginner.  If you follow the suggestions in my reply to your question the results should be an excellent cushion.  Good

 

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