Christmas Upholstery Workshop Group Experience

Are you bored of the traditional Christmas lunch and drinks? Don’t want to wake up hungover and feeling bleugh! Are you looking for something fun, memorable and creative which you can all enjoy?

Have you organised your office party and worked out how you will be celebrating with work colleagues? Have you got your fun activities planned with friends and family?

Don’t worry if you haven’t, we’ve done the hard work for you. Celebrate with us this Christmas and join us for a group workshop.

We’ve designed an upholstery experience where you will be all taught how to make a stool or footstool (your choice). You get to walk away with your creation at the end of the day. Enjoy a festive themed afternoon tea in our beautiful converted Chapel, It will feel even more festive as the workshop will be filled with Christmas decorations and the log burner will be roaring away with a cosy fire.

£150 per person and minimum group size 6 up to 12. Christmas workshops available through November or December, Monday to Friday 9.30-2.45pm.

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What’s included?

🎄Create a stylish Footstool or Stool. We will provide you with all the materials, tools and a choice of fabric.
🎄Workshop runs from 9.30am – 2.45pm.
🎄Hot Drinks included throughout the day.
🎄For lunch, indulge in a Christmas themed afternoon tea supplied by Ginger Fool Afternoon Tea which will include handmade festive themed sandwiches, sausage roll, mince pie, all butter shortbread, and fresh cream choux bun.
🎄It all takes place in our beautiful workshop, a converted chapel in Scholar Green, Cheshire ten mins from J17 of the M6 motorway.
🎄Minimum 6 people per workshop up to 12 people.
🎄The upholstery workshop is only suitable for people over the age of 18.

What does it cost?

All of this costs £150 per person. Minimum group size 6 total cost £900.

An additional £150 per person there after. Maximum group size 12.

If you are a business you can claim your festive party as deductible expenses for tax purposes.

Book now

To book a group workshop please complete the booking form below. On receipt of your booking form we will send written confirmation of the cost and that your date is confirmed.

Footstool in dolly fabric with dark legs
Footstool in dolly fabric with natural legs
Stool in dolly fabric with wooden legs
Footstool in plush velvet with dark legs
Footstool in plush velvet with natural legs
Stool in Plush velvet with wooden legs

Booking Process – What happens next

Step 1 – Booking
If you would like to make a booking please complete the booking contact form. On receipt of your booking form we will send written confirmation of the cost and that your date is confirmed.

Step 2 – Invoice and Payment
An invoice will be sent directly upon booking confirmation and is payable within 7 business days (invoicing terms as per T&Cs)

Step 3 – Furniture choices for the group
Following payment we will send a detailed online booking form for you to complete. This will be via an online form in which the attendees will need to confirm their furniture choice, fabric and any dietary requirements in preparation for the workshop to take place.

Step 4 – Receive information about the event
Closer to the date we will send you relevant information for joining the workshop, parking, start times etc so you can then turn up on the day and enjoy your experience.

Further information about the day

You have the choice to make a footstool or stool with double pleat detailing on this one-day Christmas upholstery workshop.

What you will learn

  • About the different tools and materials needed for upholstery. These are all detailed in your course handout to take home at the end of the day.
  • Techniques like stapling elasticated webbing and hessian to the frame, glueing foam to the frame.
  • To measure and cut your fabric, cutting, stapling to your frame, and finishing with double pleat corners.

Fabric choice

A range of fabrics are included within the cost of the workshop. Choose from these ranges and colours. Please detail your choice when booking. Free samples can be requested directly from the supplier.

Warwick Plush Velvet  https://www.warwick.co.uk/qualities/plush-velvet-iii

Warwick Krayola https://www.warwick.co.uk/qualities/krayola

Warwick Dolly https://www.warwick.co.uk/qualities/dolly

Other useful information about your furniture

  • You will be provided with all the materials, tools and fabric to make your stool or footstool  (you will need to choose your fabric when booking).
  • Stool – your stool will be finished with mid century wooden legs. Finished size approx – 50cm wide x 40cm deep x 49cm high.
  • Footstool feet – choose from a natural or dark wax. Please select your choice when booking. Finished size approx – 50cm wide x 40cm deep x 29cm high

What our customers think…

“I am sooooo proud. I’m a self confessed hamfisted crafter. But after Emma’s expert and gentle guidance I am going home with the most fabulous footstool.  I can believe I made it!!  Thank you Emma.  Clear instructions.  Watchful. Encouraging   And the most beautiful venue.”

Catherine Sandland

“A fabulous day switching off from work and being creative. The space is beautiful, Emma’s tuition is top class, and the materials are great quality. Highly recommend doing one of the workshops.”

Helen Hill

“Attended a deep button upholstery course yesterday and loved every second. Location was stunning, Emma was a wonderful tutor, the quality of the materials and equipment were also outstanding. I would thoroughly recommend people of all abilities and ages give this a go. It’s great fun and you get a beautiful piece of furniture to take away.”

Natasha Moseley

“Had the best time creating a footstool. Emma is skilled in her craft and teaches at a pace to suit all. Quality fabrics and equipment make creating a pleasure. Beautiful surroundings and a beautiful end result.

I would certainly recommend and look forward to returning. Thank you Emma.”

Morag Dunster

“I recently attended the deep buttoned upholstery workshop which was absolutely brilliant. Emma was such a good teacher and has great patience but made everything so easy to do using a step by step approach. It was amazing to see a bunch of materials turned into such a lovely seating bench. My friends and family are also super impressed. Would definitely recommend Emma and her courses.”

Colette Willoughy

“I love all things home decor and have often thought about upholstery and imagined I wasn’t skilled enough to do it. Meeting Emma a couple of times and discussing her online courses I was delighted when she offered to collaborate with me.

I was so excited to receive the frame kit and loved choosing my own fabric. Everything was included in the kit and the supporting videos and worksheets were so easy to follow. Honestly, if I can do it anyone can.

The whole process is step by step, it’s like having Emma in your own home. She was also available should you have any questions.

I’m so proud of myself and I now have a beautiful bench in my bedroom that fills me with joy when I look at it. I would highly recommend Emma’s frame kits.”

Sandra Curzon
storage crate workshop

“A truly fantastic day learning the basics of upholstery whilst engaged in a project to construct an attractive and useful storage crate – which you get to take home with you at the end of the day! Great support throughout the “build” with plenty of time to allow progress at your own pace. Booking the course was easy with great online comms, and I must say that Emma was particularly helpful when it came to re-booking as a result of the pandemic. If you will excuse the pun, the icing on the cake was a slice of Lemon Drizzle served at lunchtime – absolutely delicious!”

Julie Turner
wooden storage apple crate

“As somebody who sits behind a desk all week, the only creativity I get is using spreadsheets! So the day I spent in the beautiful workshop with Emma was awesome – then I got to take home my gorgeous crate too! Highly recommend!”

Lee-Sara Davis
Storage crate workshop

“Having seen the wonderful craftsmanship of Emma and her dad I was really keen to ‘have a go’ and learn a new skills from such talented people. The day did not disappoint in any way. From the preparation and help to choose my fabric, to the clear support and guidance during the day; everything was fantastic AND I got the take home a wonderful, useful piece of furniture. I highly recommend this course and am even thinking of doing it again so I have another one for my next grandchild (Emma made one for my granddaughter)”

Pauline Carter
wooden storage apple crate

“I will totally be recommend this workshop to friends and family. It was great to be in such a lovely atmosphere and surroundings. Emma and Ian were very helpful, patient and knowledgeable. There is nothing I would change about the experience and thoroughly enjoyed it.”

Michelle Hough
wooden storage apple crate

“Thank you so much for a wonderful and really informative day!!! I cannot express strongly enough how much I enjoyed myself and also how much I learned from this day. My basic upholstery skills were non existent but this day course gave me oodles of confidence in tackling this storage stool and in looking at future projects!
Thank you to You and to your lovely father (who taught me how to use a power drill.. great fun!!).

I would definitely recommend this course to all beginners and those wishing to develop their upholstery skills!!!

I hope to do further courses with you in the future.
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Laura Owen
wooden storage apple crate

“It was such a lovely day. Thoroughly enjoyed myself. I smile every time I walk past my crate.”

Ros Beard
storage crate workshop

“My daughter and I have had a fantastic day on the upholstery workshop creating a cushion for a crate to use for extra storage for any room. Great to sit on to and put your feet up! Having limited knowledge of upholstery it was a great way to learn about what tools are needed and how to go about building the cushion. The day was well planned out and every stage covered and absolutely no time pressure in fact the time flew by. What a sense of achievement getting the corners just right and the buttons perfectly in place. Above all for me was the opportunity for my daughter and I to get together to make a special memory after a year pretty much apart. A great workshop.”

Jane Baker

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