You can start your first upholstery project with just a handful of affordable items:

• Pneumatic staple gun

• Small portable compressor (don’t worry, we can provide lots of help on choosing the right compressor for you)

• Airline

• Staple remover

• Sharp fabric scissors

• incers

• Hammer or mallet

• Regulator

Fabric choice transforms the entire look and feel of a piece. When you’re starting out:

• Avoid stretchy fabrics — they’re harder to tension evenly.

• Avoid anything too thin, they are very unforgiving.

Want to get discounted upholstery fabric? You’ll find discounts on loads of upholstery fabric houses in my Upholstery Club.

Before you dive into big projects, it’s essential to build solid foundations. Mastering the fundamental techniques — like webbing, working with foam, and fabric tensioning — gives you the confidence to tackle any piece. These skills are the heart of good upholstery, and are covered step-by-step inside my Foundations of Upholstery course.

Upholstery is one of those crafts that becomes infinitely easier (and more enjoyable) when you’re guided by someone who truly knows their stuff.

Inside our Upholstery Club, you’ll learn directly from Anthony — a professional upholsterer with over 30 years of experience teaching and restoring furniture.

Here’s what you’ll find inside the Club:

• 100+ hours of on-demand video tutorials covering all elements of modern upholstery

• New live sessions held each week, with an option to join live and ask questions!

• Expert guidance from Anthony — clear, practical, and jargon-free

• Project-based learning that lets you follow along at your own pace

• The option to take advantage of our supplier deals on tools, compressors and fabric ranges

• Access to frames and kits delivered to your home, so you can get learning and making

• Supportive community of fellow upholsterers and hobbyists to share progress and ask questions as part of our WhatsApp group

• Access to 1:1 mentoring sessions with Anthony for project guidance, skill building and problem-solving.

With the right guidance, you’ll avoid beginner mistakes, build confidence faster, and actually enjoy the process of mastering your craft.

Don’t wait for the perfect chair, tools, or timing. The best way to learn upholstery is by doing it and the benefit of learning with my Club is that the videos are always there for you to enjoy, whenever you have some spare time.

Imagine yourself one month from now:

• You’ve completed your first transformation

• You understand the basics of prepping, tensioning and choosing fabric

• You’ve discovered a relaxing, creative outlet that’s completely yours