Cooperative Education 120

COOPERATIVE EDUCATION 120 TRAINING PLAN UPHOLSTERY REPAIR

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  Measure, cut and upholster tight back  Make and install covered 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

1 Tasks Performed Performed Observed alone with help 1. Preparation and Build Up cont’d  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, coverta-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 bimp on French provincial chair  Attach gimp with decorative nails

2 Tasks Performed Performed Observed alone with help 3. Outside Trim cont’d  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 or credit card  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

5. Additional Tasks    

Equipment Used Related Positions  Sewing machine Patternmaker  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