Has anyone learned to reupholster furniture?

[SuzZume]

I've a few items - stool, bench, dining chairs - that would benefit from reupholstereing.

Has anyone learned to do this themselves? How easy is it for a complete novice? I'm guessing there's a bit more to it than just throwing some foam and fabric together with a staple gun

If you want to learn traditional upholstery you should find an upholstery weekly class. I did one years ago and the pieces I made still look great

The footstool was a wooden frame and was upholstered in the traditional manner using nails, webbing, coir, wadding, string, etc. Traditional methods don’t use foam - it’s used a lot now because it’s a fraction of the cost and takes a fraction of the time

The chair cost £7 and was blackened and filthy with a ripped seat pad. It was stripped back to the bare frame, the show wood thoroughly cleaned, then reupholstered using traditional materials and methods

There are also residential courses available - Google is your friend

I did a course ages ago - really enjoyed it, I can do button backs, piping, springs etc - annoys the shit out of me to see badly covered pieces. It's not hard but a process needs to be followed - I'm sure there's good and bad instruction video on YouTube - start small, learn how to cover a dining chair - build your skill from there.

I've been (casually) thinking about trying to do this as well - 6 dining chairs to recover!

I found a 4-day "intensive" course (for all levels) at the local Adult Community College (London) and they also offered a one-day course for absolute beginners.

This is the description of the one-day course which sounds like it would be a good starting point. Maybe there is somewhere local to you that offers similar?

Course aims: Absolute beginners is exactly that, for those who would like to try but have no experience. This is a practical introduction to upholstery, working on a small piece of furniture, dining chairs and foot stools are ideal, they should be fairly simple, it should be a project that can be finished within two days. The class will introduce you to materials and tools used in both traditional and modern upholstery, pre and post 1945 whilst you work on re upholstering your piece of furniture.
You will need to bring your chair, some fabric and braid if required, all other materials are provided.

Adult Education 'night school' classes will start in September so there may be weekly classes available then as well.
(I haven't booked anything yet...)

Useful feedback much appreciated. Wadadli your chair is amazing