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here is a very small taste of how i earn my cp money,

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uphwiz

jimmy
Ive been upholstering for a living now for about 18 years, 7 of which I've been running my own small shop, consisting of me and a couple part timer helpers, though i do every operation including the sewing, and some small construction on such things as cornice boards for windows, custom storage ottomans, and custom covered headboards.:-D
these are the only two videos i have left of this chair, if any interest is there, i can do another few Videos of an entire job from start to finish.
if any one has an small project they are thinking of taking on ,that involves upholstery work i may be able to talk/type you through it please forgive the rambling instruction, it is just my outloud thoughts as im trying not to be shy in front of the camera:blush: <object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/mUmZFmNhDxU?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/mUmZFmNhDxU?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>
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Neat! More videos would be awesome. I'd watch for sure :D
 
I gotta say Jimmy you're quite the handy man lol All of you DIY projects always look fantastic, well done!
Oh btw, how much would you charge a fellow CPer to re-upholster a love seat :p Ours is falling apart :lol:
 
few more finished projects, the cornice looks a little warped had to do a double shot and splicing them together , this is a custom built window treatment, but not of my liking, just showing a sample of my work you see.
my favorite is the antiques, love the feeling of saving grandmas chair, and how happy people are to see it like new again:-D this is also where i get my screen name uphwiz (upholstery wizz )
 
Awesome! :D
Yeah, idk, I don't have the kind of skill you do, or the patience, lol, but watching others work has always fascinated me.
Very nice stuff you've done!!
 
Wow very nice man!

How did you decide to get into this line of work?

*and finally I know what the screen name means! :)
 
That's cool!
 
VERY Nice Jimmy!

I may indeed talk to you about a couple chairs in the future.
Granny left me a couple nice chairs (and a sofa) but one of our cats
has decided it was her scratching post, and while they were bad before,
she really made sure the job was complete!

Been thinking of upholstering them for years now, but haven't had the time/supplies to attack the job.
Perhaps with a little of your motivation, it will be a project I will put on my 2011 list!

Again, NICE WORK! :bigthumpup:

Paul
 
  • #10
very cool.....i know enough bout the craftsmanship that goes into this stuff to know i could never do it well.....good work!
 
  • #11
Semi-attached love seat, I'll try and get the whole project. on here ..:-D
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---------- Post added at 05:26 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:32 PM ----------

Here is another step useful in almost every upholstery application.
You find welt in almost everything upholstered.
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  • #13
I was not informed you made more videos! zomg!
I think this is way too amazing seeing how something I spend alot of time on happens- moar plz!!! :-D
 
  • #14
phew ! need a camcorder if im ever to do more.

it takes for ever to load them on to you tube but i do have the love seat complete now and will finish posting over the next couple days:-D
 
  • #15
hahaha yay! i had a mini panic-attack when i ran out of videos :lol:
 
  • #17
Very neat! I can't wait for the finale!
It's so awesome how this has all come together! :-O
 
  • #19
:-D It's coming together so neat!! Can't wait for more!
 
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