French Upholstery Course 2015

French Upholstery Course 2015

Step by step process for upholstering a small stool. This shows the placement and securing of the springs. Course taught by Laurent Laine from Ecolle Boule in Paris over one week at New Buckinghamshire University in England.

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Carving - Layout in modeling clay

Carving - Layout in modeling clay

The design was first modeled in clay to create a 3D reference for the carving. 

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Transferring pattern to lime wood

Transferring pattern to lime wood

The 2d pattern was transferred to the lime block.

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Chiselling out

Chiselling out

The outline was chiselled to delineate the carved area from the background.

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French Upholstery Course 2015
Photo Jul 21, 4 45 31 AM.jpg
Photo Jul 21, 5 36 35 AM.jpg
Photo Jul 21, 6 33 10 AM.jpg
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Photo Jul 23, 11 13 06 AM.jpg
Photo Jul 24, 5 04 24 AM.jpg
Photo Jul 24, 5 44 42 AM.jpg
Photo Jul 24, 5 54 39 AM.jpg
Photo Jul 24, 7 44 35 AM.jpg
Carving - Layout in modeling clay
Photo Jul 24, 11 57 30 AM.jpg
Transferring pattern to lime wood
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Chiselling out
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