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UPHOLSTERY LEISURE CLASSES STARTS SEPTEMBER 22nd- FRIDAYS - 12 weeks - MATTHEW GATES PLACES AVAILABLE     UPCYCLE, REJUVANATE, REUSE, RECYCLE, SUSTAIN 

With the guidance of our fourth generation upholstery tutor - Matt Gates - you can be sure to create, rejuvenate and update your furniture and family heirlooms with a successful outcome 
As a complete beginner you will be guided through the tools and equipment needed to complete your project. A great setting with a wide range of projects happening. A friendly environment where students return time after time and has earned us the nickname Hotel California!  
A LEISURE COURSE RUNNING EVERY FRIDAY OVER 12 WEEKS FROM 22nd SEPTEMBER 2023 
 
From 10AM TO 4.30PM 
Limited spaces available please book early to avoid disappointment  
A leisure class run over 12 FRIDAYS offering your the opportunity to learn the skills of upholstery on your own project piece. No two seaters please! A social and vibrant space where students can observe peers on different projects  
All tools and equipment are provided and students can purchase fillings and top covers for their projects should you wish 

Students may bring a project of their choice which can be stored here for the duration of the course   

 
 
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NEW!! 1 YEAR UPHOLSTERY DIPLOMA starts SEPTEMBER 21st 2023 - THURSDAYS - MATTHEW GATES   Please email info@maggiloughran.com for more details  

Our new Diploma course offers students a number of pathways to reach your goals in upholstery whilst preparing you with all the latest materials and processes used today.  
3 teaching blocks are delivered over the academic year from a wide range of options and students are guided throughout the full scale projects (no sample exercises) to achieve finished usuable pieces  
Students can choose all their pathways at the beginning of the year or decide the next route once one is completed 
These new pathways have been created to equip students with a wide variety of skills to ensure they are confident to work in industry using todays modern methods and materials as well as keeping the much loved traditional methods alive 
We are focussing on using new sustainable products and natural fillings wherever possible  
You can choose a traditional pathway or a modern pathway or even a mix of both depending on the goals you wish to achieve 
Check out the pathways here  
Our Upholstery courses are delivered over an academic year following the Hertfordshire school’s timetable 
 
Suitable for students with little or no experience  
 
 
 
 

 

 
 
THURSDAY EVENING LEISURE COURSE WITH MATTHEW GATES 
Starts SEPTEMBER 21st for 12 weeks places available now - 5.30 TO 8.30  
Location  
Potten End, easily accessible from London, Watford, Hemel Hempstead, St Albans, Dunstable, Luton, Aylesbury and surrounding areas. 
 
UPHOLSTERY 
Our new day or evening leisure Upholstery course continues in September taught by Matthew Gates and is an opportunity to discover the skills and processes of upholstery. A beginner or with some experience its a great space to work in with an onhand outstanding qualified tutor. Students may choose to work on a modern or traditional piece of furniture and can purchase materials for the project along the way. This traditional craft is addictive and so we have set up a set of 12 classes running consecutively so that should you wish to continue seamlessly you can. 
Bring your own chair, sorry no two or three seaters, tools and equipment provided and also available to buy 
Course content will include: 
Guided use of equipment including Health & Safety procedures 
Direction on individual projects 
Step by step tuition from a 4th generation upholsterer the immeasurable Matthew Gates  
 
 
Technician on hand help with the use of domestic or industrial machines 
Advice on fabrics, trends and cutting plans 
 
 
 
 
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