history: Upholstery is one of the best thing to build on our own
knowledge: Upholstery is the work of providing furniture, especially seats, with padding, springs, webbing, and fabric or leather covers.
response: I see. Have you ever put padding, springs, and leather or fabric covers on furniture before?
history: Upholstery is one of the best thing to build on our own
I see. Have you ever put padding, springs, and leather or fabric covers on furniture before?
Yes, I tried it on old chairs. It's been used for many days, now.
knowledge: The word ''upholstery'' comes from the Middle English word ''upholder'', which referred to a tradesman who held up his goods.
response: That's cool. Did you know the word "upholstery" is from a word in Middle English, "upholder"? It means a tradesperson who held up their goods.
history: Upholstery is one of the best thing to build on our own
I see. Have you ever put padding, springs, and leather or fabric covers on furniture before?
Yes, I tried it on old chairs. It's been used for many days, now.
That's cool. Did you know the word "upholstery" is from a word in Middle English, "upholder"? It means a tradesperson who held up their goods.
No, I didn't! But I know some people start up their own businesses by doing this.
knowledge: A person who works with upholstery is called an upholsterer; an apprentice upholsterer is sometimes called an outsider or trimmer.
response: Yes, you can start out as an apprentice, called an trimmer or an outsider, then graduate to an upholsterer.
history: Upholstery is one of the best thing to build on our own
I see. Have you ever put padding, springs, and leather or fabric covers on furniture before?
Yes, I tried it on old chairs. It's been used for many days, now.
That's cool. Did you know the word "upholstery" is from a word in Middle English, "upholder"? It means a tradesperson who held up their goods.
No, I didn't! But I know some people start up their own businesses by doing this.
Yes, you can start out as an apprentice, called an trimmer or an outsider, then graduate to an upholsterer.
Yes, they can start their own business, without having to work for others.
knowledge: In contrast, modern upholsterers employ synthetic materials like dacron and vinyl, serpentine springs, and so on.
response: Yes, and nowadays upholsterers use a lot of Dacron, vinyl and other synthetic materials in their work. What do you think of that?
history: Upholstery is one of the best thing to build on our own
I see. Have you ever put padding, springs, and leather or fabric covers on furniture before?
Yes, I tried it on old chairs. It's been used for many days, now.
That's cool. Did you know the word "upholstery" is from a word in Middle English, "upholder"? It means a tradesperson who held up their goods.
No, I didn't! But I know some people start up their own businesses by doing this.
Yes, you can start out as an apprentice, called an trimmer or an outsider, then graduate to an upholsterer.
Yes, they can start their own business, without having to work for others.
Yes, and nowadays upholsterers use a lot of Dacron, vinyl and other synthetic materials in their work. What do you think of that?
Dacron and vinyl are probably better combination of materials these days.
knowledge: Upholstery is the work of providing furniture, especially seats, with padding, springs, webbing, and fabric or leather covers.
response: Interesting. Upholsterers can also work with springs and webbing.