Learn a traditional technique to make the edge of your chair even firmer.

Learn how to use a rubberised glue to stop the edges of a fabric from fraying.

Learn how to repair a chair frame with sawdust and glue, a traditional wood filler.

Learn how to neatly and evenly apply braid to finish a chair.

Remember needle safety. Learn how to leave your bayonet needle safely.

The very last thing to do is to put the braid on. Learn how to apply it neatly and evenly.

Turn the chair upside down and learn how to put on a traditional bottoming cloth with tacks.

Now it’s time to put on the covering fabric! Learn how to create a neat and smooth finish with kiss pleats on the front two corners

Learn how to apply the calico using tacks, ensuring straight lines and a good tension. You will also learn how to finish the front corners with kiss pleats.

Learn how to apply and blend a thin layer of fine top stuffing to create a smooth and even finish. 

Learn how to make the bridle ties that will hold the top stuffing in place.

Learn how to tighten the stuffing ties to make the stuffing more compressed and the seat flatter.

Learn how to stitch the edges making a slight overhang all the way round. The top stitching compresses and locks the fibre into place to firm up the edges of the seat.

Using a bayonet needle and regulator, you learn how to do the blind stitching. The twine is used to pull the fibre forward to create an even height and square edge.

Check and reset the edges of the stuffing under the first hessian. Learn how to make the stuffing even and consistent and the edges as square as possible.

Learn how to put in the stuffing ties that hold the stuffing in place between the top hessian and the first hessian above the springs.

Learn how to measure the hessian, apply it with straight lines and neatly cut into the back corners.

Learn how to tease and apply the coir fibre to create an even consistency. Using the regulator, you learn how to make sure it is all blended together into one flat mat.

Learn how to make the bridle ties that will then be used to hold the coir fibre in place.

Using the spring needle, learn how to tie the hessian to the springs and secure with basic slip knots.