Deep Buttoned Footstool
£350.00
Times: 9.30-4.30 weekdays only
Duration: 3 days on any weekdays, subject to availability
Includes: Everything you need to make the footstool except 3 metres of fabric
places available
Times: 9.30-4.30 weekdays only
Duration: 3 days on any weekdays, subject to availability
Includes: Everything you need to make the footstool except 3 metres of fabric
The latest addition to our footstool range, this is our super-modern and ultra-stylish fully deep-buttoned footstool! Measuring in at almost a metre by half a metre, it’s a real statement piece. you will start the course with a solid hardwood frame, made to the highest standard in-house in our frame workshop. You will be introduced to the tools and materials of the trade and you will cover all the basics of upholstery, such as webbing and applying hessian. The piece de resistance, the deep-buttoning! You will learn how to mark out your buttons, drill them, the actual button-making process and finally how to apply. Then you can sit back, relax and put your feet up- literally!
This course is available to book for any 3 weekdays and runs from 9.30-4.30. Please select the week you would like from the dates available and we will be in touch to see which 3 days suit you.
Availability
All of our daytime courses are flexible, which means that they can be taken on any weekdays to suit you and spread over one or even several weeks. If you wish to take all your dates in one week, then please select that week from the dropdown box. If, however, you wish to spread the course over more than one week, then please do contact us via phone or email to discuss availability. If dates do not appear in the dropdown box, it does not necessarily mean that we do not have those dates available, it is always worth giving us a shout.
Please note that the 3 days is the average completion time for this course but we do not guarantee that you will finish in 3 days as everyone works at different speeds. If you do need an extra day these are chargeable at £80/ day.
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Week commencing 4th Jan, Week commencing 18th Jan, Week commencing 25th Jan (Wednesday not available), Week commencing 1st Feb (Monday not available), Week commencing 15th Feb, Week commencing 22nd Feb, Week commencing 29th Feb, Week commencing 14th March (Wednesday not available), Week commencing 21st March |
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Love Seat
Courses £765.00View Product
Times: 9.30-4.30 weekdays only
Duration: 8 days on any weekdays, subject to availability
Includes: Everything you need to make the chair except 8 metres of fabric and fire retardant interliner if requiredOk, so you need to fill a space and a chair is too small and a sofa is too big, what’s the answer? This course is the answer! Our Love Seat is that perfect size. Imagine curling up on this; fire on, brew (or wine!) in hand – perfection. And also imagine the sense of satisfaction knowing that you made it from scratch. We provide the frame, which will be ready and waiting for you and lovingly made by our in-house expert frame-making team. You’ll benefit from expert tuition by our teaching team, who come with over 120 years of experience between them. As with all our courses, this course is totally suitable for beginners and covers a whole range of skills; from applying webbing, hessian, cutting and applying foam, how and why we use Dacron, measuring, cutting and applying fabric, button-making and deep-buttoning, forming pleats and finishing touches. We highly recommend this brand new course!
This course is available to book on any 8 weekdays and runs from 9.30-4.30. Please select the week you would like to commence the course from the dropdown box and we will be in touch to finalise your dates.
Availability
All of our daytime courses are flexible, which means that they can be taken on any weekdays to suit you and spread over one or even several weeks. If you wish to take all your dates in one week, then please select that week from the dropdown box. If, however, you wish to spread the course over more than one week, then please do contact us via phone or email to discuss availability. If dates do not appear in the dropdown box, it does not necessarily mean that we do not have those dates available, it is always worth giving us a shout.
Please note that 8 days is the average completion time for this course but we do not guarantee that you will finish in 8 days as everyone works at different speeds. If you do need an extra day these are chargeable at £80/ day.
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Weekend Footstool
Courses £155.00–£175.00View Product
Times: 11.00-5.00
Duration: 2 days Sat & Sun
Includes: Everything you need to make the footstool except 1 metre of fabricIf you’re not sure whether upholstery is for you and want to try your hand at something new or if you just fancy getting creative and making an amazing project, then our weekend course is perfect! Designed as an introduction to the craft, you will start with a solid hardwood frame, made in-house in our frame workshop. You will learn about the tools and materials used as well as covering lots of techniques from webbing, applying Hessian and wadding, cutting fabric, corners and shallow buttoning. You will also have a choice of paints and waxes to finish your legs to match your fabric. This course is led by our Creative Director Anthony Devine, from BBC’s Money for Nothing.
We keep the class size small with a maximum of 10 people to ensure that you get the most out of it and at the end of the two days you will be able to take your footstool home to show off your new-found skills. Keep it and admire your handiwork or, alternatively you could always sell it to pay for your next course because trust us, you will be addicted!
You have an option of two sizes when making the footstool, the small which is perfect for smaller spaces and perfectly foot sized, coming in at 48cm x 36cm. Or if you wish to go large, then our 70cm x 48cm footstool makes that bit more of an impact! Either way you only need one metre of fabric.
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Weekend Dressing Table Stool
Courses £165.00View Product
Times: 11.00-5.00
Duration: 2 days Sat & Sun
Includes: Everything you need to make the dressing table stool except 1 metre of fabricIf you’re not sure whether upholstery is for you and want to try your hand at something new or if you just fancy getting creative and making an amazing project, then our weekend dressing table stool course is perfect! Designed as an introduction to the craft, you will start with a solid hardwood frame, made in-house in our frame workshop. You will learn about the tools and materials used as well as covering lots of techniques from webbing, applying Hessian and wadding, cutting fabric, corners and shallow buttoning. You will also have a choice of paints and waxes to finish your legs to match your fabric. This course is led by our Creative Director Anthony Devine, from BBC’s Money for Nothing.
We keep the class size small with a maximum of 10 people to ensure that you get the most out of it and at the end of the two days you will be able to take your dressing table stool home to show off your new found skills. Keep it and admire your handiwork or, alternatively you could always sell it to pay for your next course because trust us, you will be addicted!
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Business Start Up Course in Modern Upholstery
Courses £2800.00View Product
Times: 9.30-4.30 weekdays only
Duration: 40 days
Includes: Everything except one or two of your own projects, fabric, fire retardant if required, replacement seat cushions if needed
Cost: £2800 divided into 4 payments of £700Want to start a new career in upholstery? Then why not study with the UKs leading modern upholstery school!
We have designed our unique 8 week Business Start Up Course for those who want to learn the comprehensive skills required to be able to go on and start a business. Our course is taught at our fully equipped Manchester workshop and is carefully structured to ensure that you will cover all the key skills needed to go on and tackle a range of complex upholstery projects.
This course takes the student through a set programme of practical work, starting with a basic drop in seat dining pad and progressing all the way through to a large wingback chair. Ministry of Upholstery is a modern upholstery school, so you will be coached through all modern upholstery skills required to complete everything from a dining chair to a Chesterfield sofa. Although the majority of the course focuses on modern upholstery methods, we also understand the importance of traditional upholstery and the need to have a basic level of understanding and so to ensure that you cover all main techniques, you will complete one of our cocktail chairs using mainly traditional methods.
This unique course also allows for you to bring a selection of your own pieces for re-upholstery. Once you have gained the basics and feel confident, you will be encouraged to bring your own and these can even be customer jobs.
Finally, you will finish this course with 5 days in your own self-contained workshop, where you be encouraged to work autonomously and put everything you have learned into practice. This will be considered your assessment piece and upon completion of this you will be awarded the Ministry of Upholstery ‘Graduate’ seal of approval!
Throughout the course you will be encouraged to build up a photographic and video portfolio of your work, which will document the techniques used and skills gained. This record will provide an invaluable reference tool to enable you to go on to independent work. Most days you will be offered the opportunity to take part in a session regarding the less hands-on side of things such as how to cost a job, how to work out how much fabric a piece will require, setting up a workshop, fire retardancy regulations and routes to market.
We work to a set programme to ensure that you complete all key skills within our skills matrix. Throughout your course, you will complete a drop-in dining seat, small footstool, large deep-buttoned footstool, cocktail chair and wingback chair. These will all be brand new frames made in-house by our expert frame-makers. Everything you require to upholster these jobs is also included in the cost of the course. You will only need to supply the fabric and any fire retardant interliner, should you require it. You will also be given a full induction in sewing and, as part of the course, you will make a buttoned scatter cushion and box seat cushion. You will be required to supply one wingback chair for the course and a small selection of projects of your own choosing for two weeks’ worth of tuition time.
Techniques and skills covered
- Full health & safety induction and introduction to tools and materials
- Shallow buttoning
- Deep buttoning
- Facings
- Borders
- Cutting and applying foam
- Scatter cushion
- Box cushion
- Pattern matching
- Fluting
- Costing jobs
- Pleating
- Tool selection
- Stripping
- Piping
- Arms
- Seats
- Applying ply grip
- Applying backtack strip
- Slip stitching
- Double piping
- Fabric costings
- Fire regulations
- Close nail studding
- Sprung seats
- Sewing
- Webbing
- Cutting
- Measuring fabric and fabric guide
- Use of machinery
- Workshop set up advice
- Information about setting up in business
Programme
For a full breakdown of the course please phone us on 0161 637 1710 or email us on [email protected] .
Availability
This course can be taken on a totally flexible basis. The core hours are 9.30-4.30 Monday to Friday but you are not required to attend 5 days per week. You can even do this course on a day/ week basis if this suits you so please call us for a chat if you would like to discuss this in more detail, we’re always happy to help. Please note that there is no specified timeframe within which you have to complete the 8 week course as it is entirely flexible.
Booking is simple, to book a place you can pay your first instalment of £700 using the Buy button on this page and selecting the first week of attendance. When you want to book your second week, you simply call or email us and we will book you in.* If you wish to book odd days or discuss availability, then please email us on [email protected] or call us on 0161 637 1710.
*Please note that we have a maximum class size of 8 and classes are booked on a first come, first served basis. If you want to check availability for the whole course before you book then please contact us.
Payment
We appreciate that this course is a large amount of money to pay in one go so we have devised a payment scheme that allows you to pay for it in four smaller, more manageable instalments.
Upon booking your first week, which you can do online, you are required to pay the first instalment of £700. Before you attend your 6th day you are required to pay the next instalment of £700. The same again before you attend your 11th and 16th days. This allows you to stagger the payments according to your attendance rate. If you attend once per week for example, then you’ll only make a payment every 5th week!
Although this course is about focusing on skills and not completed projects, we estimate the total value of the products you will make throughout the duration of the course will exceed £4000!
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Mid-Century Sofa
Courses £705.00View Product
Times: 9.30-4.30 weekdays only
Duration: 6 days on any weekdays, subject to availability
Includes: Everything you need to make the sofa except 8 metres of fabric and fire retardant interliner if requiredThis is one of four sofa courses that we now offer. If you’re a lover of the mid-century style, those curves and tapered legs, then this is the course for you! We also offer this style as a five-day chair course too so you can actually make your whole suit with us!
As with all our frames, this is made in-house from the finest hardwood, built to last by our expert frame-makers! The design is sleek and modern. The course will begin with a full induction to all the tools of the trade. You will then begin to build your dream sofa layer by layer! This course will include a focus on creating that beautiful tailored look using our twin needle sewing machine for that professional finish. Don’t worry if you’ve never used a sewing machine before, our top of the range Tysew machines do all the hard work for you and you can even set the speed at which you feel comfortable working.
This course is available to book on any 6 weekdays and runs from 9.30-4.30. Please select the week you would like to commence the course from the dropdown box and we will be in touch to finalise your dates.
Availability
All of our daytime courses are flexible, which means that they can be taken on any weekdays to suit you and spread over one or even several weeks. If you wish to take all your dates in one week, then please select that week from the dropdown box. If, however, you wish to spread the course over more than one week, then please do contact us via phone or email to discuss availability. If dates do not appear in the dropdown box, it does not necessarily mean that we do not have those dates available, it is always worth giving us a shout.
Please note that 6 days is the average completion time for this course but we do not guarantee that you will finish in6 days as everyone works at different speeds. If you do need an extra day these are chargeable at £80/ day.
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Mid-century Chair
Courses £560.00View Product
Times: 9.30-4.30 weekdays only
Duration: 5 days on any weekdays, subject to availability
Includes: Everything you need to make the chair except 6 metres of fabric and fire retardant interliner if requiredIf you’re a lover of the mid-century style, those curves and tapered legs, then this is the course for you! We also offer this style as a six-day sofa course too so you can actually make your whole suit with us!
As with all our frames, this is made in-house from the finest hardwood, built to last by our expert frame-makers! The design is sleek and modern. The course will begin with a full induction to all the tools of the trade. You will then begin to build your dream sofa layer by layer! This course will include a focus on creating that beautiful tailored look using our twin needle sewing machine for that professional finish. Don’t worry if you’ve never used a sewing machine before, our top of the range Tysew machines do all the hard work for you and you can even set the speed at which you feel comfortable working.
Availability
All of our daytime courses are flexible, which means that they can be taken on any weekdays to suit you and spread over one or even several weeks. If you wish to take all your dates in one week, then please select that week from the dropdown box. If, however, you wish to spread the course over more than one week, then please do contact us via phone or email to discuss availability. If dates do not appear in the dropdown box, it does not necessarily mean that we do not have those dates available, it is always worth giving us a shout.
Please note that 5 days is the average completion time for this course but we do not guarantee that you will finish in 5 days as everyone works at different speeds. If you do need an extra day these are chargeable at £80/ day.
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Chaise Longue
Courses £585.00View Product
Times: 9.30-4.30 weekdays only
Duration: 5 days on any weekdays, subject to availability
Includes: Everything you need to make the chaise except 5 metres of fabricSometimes only a chaise will do! When that’s the case, then this is the course. This is our modern take on a traditional chaise. It’s elegant and sleek but also contemporary, basically it will suit any interior.
We make the frame in our very own frame studio, so you rest assured that it’s the best quality wood and built to last.
This course will cover all the basics of upholstery; an expert induction and introduction to all the tools of the trade, plus how to master the all-important compressed air staple gun. You’ll learn how to web up your frame, the materials used to build the shape and structure of the chaise, you’ll master the sewing machine, creating that beautiful tailored look using our twin needle sewing machine for that professional finish. Don’t worry if you’ve never used a sewing machine before, our top of the range Tysew machines do all the hard work for you and you can even set the speed at which you feel comfortable working.
Availability
All of our daytime courses are flexible, which means that they can be taken on any weekdays to suit you and spread over one or even several weeks. If you wish to take all your dates in one week, then please select that week from the dropdown box. If, however, you wish to spread the course over more than one week, then please do contact us via phone or email to discuss availability. If dates do not appear in the dropdown box, it does not necessarily mean that we do not have those dates available, it is always worth giving us a shout.
Please note that 5 days is the average completion time for this course but we do not guarantee that you will finish in 5 days as everyone works at different speeds. If you do need an extra day these are chargeable at £80/ day.
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Deep Buttoned Wingback Armchair
Courses £680.00View Product
Times: 9.30-4.30 weekdays only
Duration: 8 days on any weekdays, subject to availability
Includes: Everything you need to make the armchair except 7 metres of fabric and fire retardant interliner if requiredOur latest addition to the armchair range; this wingback chair is an absolute classic with its elegant deep buttoned back. This is a cracking course, which will introduce you to all the basics of upholstery plus some more advanced techniques. You’ll start the course with a brand new frame, manufactured in our Ministry Frame Workshop. You’ll then learn how to build your dream chair layer by layer, from webbing , hessian, foam, applying your fabric, mastering the deep-buttoning process and all the finishing touches. As with all our courses, you will be coached every step of the way by our expert tutors so don’t worry if you’re a complete beginner to upholstery, we’re confident that you will be taking home a chair that you absolutely love!
This course is available to book on any 8 weekdays and runs from 9.30-4.30. Please select the week you would like to commence the course from the dropdown box and we will be in touch to finalise your dates.
Availability
All of our daytime courses are flexible, which means that they can be taken on any weekdays to suit you and spread over one or even several weeks. If you wish to take all your dates in one week, then please select that week from the dropdown box. If, however, you wish to spread the course over more than one week, then please do contact us via phone or email to discuss availability. If dates do not appear in the dropdown box, it does not necessarily mean that we do not have those dates available, it is always worth giving us a shout.
Please note that 8 days is the average completion time for this course but we do not guarantee that you will finish in 8 days as everyone works at different speeds. If you do need an extra day these are chargeable at £80/ day.
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Cocktail Chair
Courses £385.00View Product
Times: 9.30-4.30
Duration: 4 days on any weekdays, subject to availability
Includes: Everything you need to make the cocktail chair except 2-3 metres of fabric (fabric guide will be sent upon booking)If you have got the mid-century bug but can’t find a suitable frame then this 4 day* course offers the complete package so all you need is your fabric and away you go! These cocktail chairs are incredibly sought after so you can be the envy of your friends with your unique version, which you’ll be able to say you created yourself. In this course you will start with a brand new frame, which are constructed in-house in our frame studio from solid hardwood. It’s suitable for beginners to upholstery and those of you that may have tried your hand at some basic skills. The cocktail chair is constructed using a mix of traditional and modern upholstery techniques so this course serves as an excellent introduction to the craft and you will see immediate results as there is no need to strip the chair before you can crack on.
For this project you will require 2-3 metres of fabric, dependant on whether you have chosen a plain or patterned fabric and dependant on fabric placement. A fabric guide will be sent to you upon booking but if you have any fabric queries please don’t hesitate to get in touch.
Availability
All of our daytime courses are flexible, which means that they can be taken on any weekdays to suit you and spread over one or even several weeks. If you wish to take all your dates in one week, then please select that week from the dropdown box. If, however, you wish to spread the course over more than one week, then please do contact us via phone or email to discuss availability. If dates do not appear in the dropdown box, it does not necessarily mean that we do not have those dates available, it is always worth giving us a shout.
*Please note that 4 days is the average completion time for this project. We do not guarantee that you will complete in this time, as everyone works at different speeds. If you need an extra day this will be chargeable at £80/ day.
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Chesterfield Sofa
Courses £895.00View Product
Times: 9.30-4.30 weekdays only
Duration: 10 days on any weekdays, subject to availability
Includes: Everything you need to make the sofa except approx. 14 metres of fabric and fire retardant interliner if requiredThe Daddy of all sofas! It’s bold and beautiful and will pack a punch in any house! Have you always dreamed of owning your own Chesterfield style sofa, well now not only can you have that sofa of your dreams, but you can also say “I made that!”. With the help of our expert tutors, benefitting from over 120 years of experience, you will be guided stage by stage through the process. This is a masterclass in deep-buttoning, but before that you’ll start with a brand new solid hardwood frame and cover the important processes leading up to the fabric. Then the main feature; all that beautiful button work. Whether you’re a total newbie, or you’ve got some upholstery experience and want to go to the next level, this is a great in-depth course, which will equip you with many transferable skills. We highly recommend it!
This course is available to book on any 10 weekdays and runs from 9.30-4.30. Please select the week you would like to commence the course from the dropdown box and we will be in touch to finalise your dates.
Availability
All of our daytime courses are flexible, which means that they can be taken on any weekdays to suit you and spread over one or even several weeks. If you wish to take all your dates in one week, then please select that week from the dropdown box. If, however, you wish to spread the course over more than one week, then please do contact us via phone or email to discuss availability. If dates do not appear in the dropdown box, it does not necessarily mean that we do not have those dates available, it is always worth giving us a shout.
Please note that 10 days is the average completion time for this course but we do not guarantee that you will finish in 10 days as everyone works at different speeds. If you do need an extra day these are chargeable at £80/ day.
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Contemporary Sofa
Courses £720.00View Product
Times: 9.30-4.30 weekdays only
Duration: 8 days on any weekdays, subject to availability
Includes: Everything you need to make the sofa except 12 metres of fabric and fire retardant interliner if requiredWe think this sofa is the perfect sofa for modern day living with its sleek, elegant and stylish lines. Why go out and buy a mass-produced sofa, when you can come to us and make your own for less! You can be assured that the frame is built to last because our expert frame-makers produce them in-house from solid beech. This course includes a box seat cushion making masterclass, but don’t worry if you’ve never used a sewing machine before, our top of the range Tysew machines make light work of it and you can even set the speed at which you feel comfortable working!
This course is available to book on any 8 weekdays and runs from 9.30-4.30. Please select the week you would like to commence the course from the dropdown box and we will be in touch to finalise your dates.
Availability
All of our daytime courses are flexible, which means that they can be taken on any weekdays to suit you and spread over one or even several weeks. If you wish to take all your dates in one week, then please select that week from the dropdown box. If, however, you wish to spread the course over more than one week, then please do contact us via phone or email to discuss availability. If dates do not appear in the dropdown box, it does not necessarily mean that we do not have those dates available, it is always worth giving us a shout.
Please note that 8 days is the average completion time for this course but we do not guarantee that you will finish in 8 days as everyone works at different speeds. If you do need an extra day these are chargeable at £80/ day.
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Classic Deep Buttoned Sofa
Courses £720.00View Product
Times: 9.30-4.30 weekdays only
Duration: 8 days on any weekdays, subject to availability
Includes: Everything you need to make the sofa except 12 metres of fabricWe love this compact and stylish two-seater sofa. Keep the fabric neutral or go bright for a ‘pop’ of colour – the choice is yours! You will cover a wide range of skills on this course, learning about the preparation of the sofa from bare frame to completion. Plenty of deep buttoning to get your teeth into and a box seat cushion making masterclass to boot! Don’t worry if you’ve never used a sewing machine before, our top of the range Tysew machines make light work of it and you can even set the speed at which you feel comfortable working!
This course is available to book on any 8 weekdays and runs from 9.30-4.30. Please select the week you would like to commence the course from the dropdown box and we will be in touch to finalise your dates.
Availability
All of our daytime courses are flexible, which means that they can be taken on any weekdays to suit you and spread over one or even several weeks. If you wish to take all your dates in one week, then please select that week from the dropdown box. If, however, you wish to spread the course over more than one week, then please do contact us via phone or email to discuss availability. If dates do not appear in the dropdown box, it does not necessarily mean that we do not have those dates available, it is always worth giving us a shout.
Please note that 8 days is the average completion time for this course but we do not guarantee that you will finish in 8 days as everyone works at different speeds. If you do need an extra day these are chargeable at £80/ day.
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