Our recommended reading

Upholstery

Book TitleAuthor
 Practical Upholstering & Cutting of Loose Covers  Frederick Palmer
Upholstery A Complete Course    David James
Upholstery RestorationDavid James
Professional Upholstery                     Malcolm Hopkins
Essential Guide to Upholstery           Dorothy Gates
Upholstery A Practical GuideDesmond Gaston
The Upholsterer’s Step-by-Step HandbookAlex Law
Encyclopaedia of Furniture Materials, Trade & TechniquesClive Edwards
Upholsterers & Interior Furnishing in England 1530-1840Geoffrey Beard
Modern Furniture UpholsteringJohn W. Stephenson

Soft Furnishings

Book TitleAuthor
  The Encyclopaedia of Curtains – revised editionCatherine Merrick & Rebecca Day 
 Professional Soft FurnishingsWendy Shorter   
 The Home Furnishings WorkbookMaureen Whitemore
Blinds, Curtains & CushionsMerrick & Day   
 Fabric ManipulationRuth Singer

Furniture

Book TitleAuthor
A Century of Design                                               Penny Sparke
Chairs                                                                      Charlotte & Peter Fiell  
1000 Chairs                                                            Charlotte & Peter Fiell
Chairs A History                                                       Florence de Dampierre  
 Vintage Furniture                                                    Fay Sweet
Modern Furniture Classics Post war to Post-modernism                     Charlotte & Peter Fell
Bauhaus                                                                 Frank Whitford
Distil                                                                         Paul Ovary
British 19th Century Furniture Design                      Edward Joy
The Gentleman & Cabinet-Maker’s Director                      Thomas Chippendale
The Cabinet-Maker & Upholsterer’s Guide             George Hepplewhite
Classical Revival Furniture Designs                          Thomas Sheraton
Furniture A Concise History                                     Edward Lucia-Smith
Furniture: World Styles from Classical to ContemporaryJudith Miller
Chairs                                                                      Judith Miller

Textiles

Book TitleAuthor
Encyclopaedia of Furnishing Textiles, Floor coverings & Home Furnishing Practices 1200-1950                                                            Clive Edwards
Textiles in America 1650-1870                               Florence M. Montgomery
Fairchild’s Dictionary of Textiles 7th Edition                                                                    Phyllis G Tortora & Robert S.l Merkel  
The Illustrated Dictionary of Fabrics                                              Martin Hardingham  
Clothing Technology                                                 Europe Lehrmittelo
The Style Source Book                                             Judith Miller
A Comprehensive A-Z of Fabrics                        Ann Ladbury
Classic & Modern Fabrics                                        Janet Wilson

Miscellaneous

Book TitleAuthor
The Complete Guide to Repairing & Restoring  Furniture                                                            William Cook
Complete Woodfinishing                               Ian Hosker

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