Outline

Concerned with the making, rebuilding and repairing of various upholstered products such as chairs, sofas, automobile seats, cushions, etc. Includes the cutting, forming, padding, stuffing, gluing, tacking, etc. of various upholstery materials.

Tasks

	performed	performed	observed
	alone	with help
1. Preparation and Build Up
-Measure and cut burlap	_____	_____	_____
-Attach burlap to pad seat	_____	_____	_____
-Upholster finger roll	_____	_____	_____
-Upholster pad seat	_____	_____	_____
-Attach webbing	_____	_____	_____
-Set seat springs	_____	_____	_____
-Fasten spring edge wire	_____	_____	_____
-Attach fox edging	_____	_____	_____
-Measure, cut and sew seat cover	_____	_____	_____
-Upholster pull over seat	_____	_____	_____
-Measure, cut and sew lawson arm cover	_____	_____	_____
-Upholster lawson arm cover	_____	_____	_____
-Measure, cut and upholster tight back	_____	_____	_____
-Make and install cover buttons	_____	_____	_____
-Strip pad seat and pull
-up chair	_____	_____	_____
-Reweb chair seat	_____	_____	_____
-Cut flat seat	_____	_____	_____
-Cut ottoman rail	_____	_____	_____
-Steel web ottoman	_____	_____	_____
-Replace front chair well	_____	_____	_____
-Repair chair frame	_____	_____	_____
-Remove finish	_____	_____	_____
-Prepare surface	_____	_____	_____
-Finish show wood	_____	_____	_____
-Secure drop-in unit	_____	_____	_____
-Secure bar spring	_____	_____	_____
-Secure non-sag spring	_____	_____	_____
-Sew springs to webbing	_____	_____	_____
-Tie main, lateral and diagonal twine	_____	_____	_____
-Shape edge wires	_____	_____	_____
-Secure edge wires with clips and twine	_____	_____	_____
-Secure fox edge	_____	_____	_____
-Build hard plain edge and modern arm	_____	_____	_____
-Set straight arm muslin casing	_____	_____	_____
-Stuff open wing	_____	_____	_____
-Set wing casing	_____	_____	_____
-Web pad and spring inside back	_____	_____	_____
-Set and secure back spring	_____	_____	_____
-Tie springs in barrel back	_____	_____	_____
-Install burlap on inside back	_____	_____	_____
-Understuff inside back	_____	_____	_____
-Encase inside back in muslin	_____	_____	_____
-Remove worn covering material and padding from frame	_____	_____	_____
-Pull tacks and clip from frame	_____	_____	_____
-Measure and cut covering material	_____	_____	_____
-Remove stains from upholstery	_____	_____	_____
2. Inner Construction
-Design master plan	_____	_____	_____
-Measure and sew channel back	_____	_____	_____
-Fill channel	_____	_____	_____
-Measure and sew attached pillows	_____	_____	_____
-Fill attached spring filled pillow back	_____	_____	_____
-Fill dacron and rubber pillow back	_____	_____	_____
-Upholster pillow back	_____	_____	_____
-Measure and cut seat cushion	_____	_____	_____
-Set zipper	_____	_____	_____
-Sew reversible cushion	_____	_____	_____
-Fill spring filled cushion	_____	_____	_____
-Fill dacron wrap cushion	_____	_____	_____
-Close cushion	_____	_____	_____
-Button seat cushion	_____	_____	_____
-Upholster ottoman, head board, sofa bed and arms, recliner and arms and converta-bed	_____	_____	_____
-Cut and sew automobile seats	_____	_____	_____
3. Outside Trim
-Cut arm panel	_____	_____	_____
-Shape curved arm panels	_____	_____	_____
-Upholster covered arm panels	_____	_____	_____
-Attach upholstered curved panel	_____	_____	_____
-Blind tack outside arms on chair	_____	_____	_____
-Attach outside trim on provincial chairs	_____	_____	_____
-Blind stitch outside wings	_____	_____	_____
-Attach tack band on sofa	_____	_____	_____
-Sew chair seat band	_____	_____	_____
-Glue gimp on French provincial chair	_____	_____	_____
-Attach gimp with decorative nails	_____	_____	_____
-Cut and sew double welt for colonial sofa	_____	_____	_____
-Attach double welt on colonial chair	_____	_____	_____
-Shape, cut, sew and attach kick pleat skirt	_____	_____	_____
-Measure, cut, sew and attach box pleat skirt	_____	_____	_____
4. General Duties
-Greet customers	_____	_____	_____
-Take orders	_____	_____	_____
-Determine worthiness of project	_____	_____	_____
-Establish time frame	_____	_____	_____
-Estimate price	_____	_____	_____
-Receive payment by cheque, cash and charge	_____	_____	_____
-Record transactions	_____	_____	_____
-Handle complaints	_____	_____	_____
-Answer telephone	_____	_____	_____
-Provide good service	_____	_____	_____
-Take inventory of all materials	_____	_____	_____
-Clean thread racks and cart	_____	_____	_____
-General clean up of shop	_____	_____	_____
-Assist with shipping and receiving	_____	_____	_____
ADDITIONAL TASKS
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Equipment Used	Related Positions
Sewing Machine _____	Paternmake
Scissors _____	Seat Cover Cutter and Installer
Tape Measure _____	Chair Upholsterer
Cutting and Pinking Shears _____	Casket Coverer
Tack Puller _____	Springer
Hand Tools _____	Mattress Maker
Electric Tools _____	Upholstery Trimmer
Finishes _____	Back Padder
Glues and Solvents _____	Wire-Border Assembler
Telephone _____	Sewing Machine Operator
Chargex Machine _____