Meticulous Restoration

Contact name: Katie Brennan

32
Total bookings

Rating

(17)

over 5 years
with CraftCourses

Maker's bio

Katie is an experienced furniture restorer, upholsterer and teacher with 8 years experience teaching craft skills. After completing the City & Guilds Diplomas in Traditional Furniture Making and Upholstery she qualified as a City & Guilds Trainer/Assessor and taught at a City & Guilds training centre in Bristol. She is a qualified Design and Technology teacher with a degree in the History of Art and Design. She now runs a small upholstery business in her home-town, Stone, and teaches locally.

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STAFFORD

'Bring Your Own Project' Day - Upholstery

1 day

Next date: 16th May 2025

2 places left

(13)

£99.00

Recent reviews

All maker's reviews

9 Apr 25'

Patricia Noel reviewed: 'Bring Your Own Project' Day - Upholstery

" This was a really relaxing and fun day. The tutor, Katie was kind caring and fun to be around she helped me to recover two stools no mean feat with arthritic fingers and made the stool bodies sturdy again so I could put the tops on at a later time at home. She shared her knowledge and taught us some skills on recovering a pair of 1970's stools and a Victorian chair. Really good as this was my first foray into upholstery. They looked amazing and someone even asked me if I was selling them. Definitely recommend this course. Lovely tutor and fellow students and location was fab. Give it a go. Patricia"

Meticulous Restoration responded:

"Thank you so for your lovely review Patricia. Your projects looked fantastic - you have a wonderful eye for colour and did a brilliant job. You really took to upholstering and I'm glad you enjoyed the day. I hope you will use the skills to do more upholstery projects at home. Thanks again, Katie"

2 Feb 25'

Jo Watkins reviewed: 'Bring Your Own Project' Day - Upholstery

"Great upholstery day, lovely sized class, Katie was very personable, knowledgeable and spent time with you and your project, explaining and showing you the different techniques of upholstering. Definite worth attending whatever level your at."

Meticulous Restoration responded:

"Thank you for your lovely review Jo! It is much appreciated. Your chair looked beautiful dressed in its new fabric - especially the contrast of the delicate pattern of yellow linen with the dark legs. You did a fantastic job and it's great to hear that you got so much out of the day. Thanks again, Katie "

20 Jan 25'

Selma Cruickshank reviewed: 'Bring Your Own Project' Day - Upholstery

"I loved my day at Bisham Hall with Katie. I took along an old dining chair and by the end of the day I had re-coverd the chair seat pad (frim scratch). Katie was lovely and so helpful and kind. Am confident that I will be able to re/cover the other 4 dining chairs. Would like to go back and learn how to repair the cracked leather chair-back at some point. Thank you Katie (and fellow participants) for a very interesting and enjoyable day. "

Meticulous Restoration responded:

"Thank you so much for your review Selma. It was my pleasure to host you in the studio and I’m really glad that you enjoyed the day, and left with the skills you needed to go on and recover your other dining seats. I’d love to show you how to repair the leather in future. Thanks again, Katie "

19 Oct 24'

Emma Newton reviewed: 'Bring Your Own Project' Day - Upholstery

"I loved this course , really loved it ! I’ve never done upolstery before . Literally turned up with my chair and my friend . Katie is lovely . One of those teachers that never makes you feel stupid for asking . And I asked ! I completed my chair and couldn’t have been prouder .My friend and I had a great day . We drove home saying how much we had enjoyed our day . We are now looking for another chair and another course with Katie , she’s fab . "

Meticulous Restoration responded:

"Thank you so much for your lovely review Emma! It was a real pleasure to host both you and Sophie in the studio and I too had a lovely day. You both produced fantastic pieces of upholstery and really took to the craft. Look forward to tackling your next projects with you soon! Thanks again, Katie"