Courses at Peak Upholstery & Furnishings

Courses 2008/09	Price	Start Dates
Long weekend Course - 4 days In upholstery, soft furnishings or loose covers. Bring you own project or projects. This is a mixed course for all skill levels. 9am. to 5.30pm. Accommodation Available.	£360 for 4 days or £90 per day + materials	23rd January'09 24th April'09 17th July'09	Click here for information
Upholstery long weekend - 4 days Learn traditional and/or modern upholstery techniques on a smallish project(s). Beginners and upwards Accommodation available	£360 for 4 days or £90 per day + materials	27th March '09 12th June'09	Click here for information
Curtain making and soft furnishing long weekend - 4 days Learn to make a small lined curtain, roman blind, cushions etc. Beginners and the very rusty. Accommodation available	£360 + materials	27th February'09 15th May'09	Click here for information
One day classes in each of the following 1.cushion making. 2.Introduction to making curtains 3. Simple Roman Blinds. 4.Upholstery taster. 5.Basic machine and hand sewing techniques. No accommodation	£70 per day + materials	1. 31st January '09 2. 14th February '09 3. 7th March '09 4. 14th March '09 5. 4th April '09	Click here for information

Numbers on each course are limited to 3 or 4 people.

• Lunch is included in the course fee on the long weekend courses.

Bed & Breakfast is £30 per night. Dinner is £15 for 2 courses. (A complimentary glass of wine is offered with dinner; do bring wine with you if you wish.) We have 2 double bedrooms and one single room. Partners are most welcome.

A 4 day course with accommodation and dinner in the evening would be as follows:
• 3 nights dinner, bed and breakfast (Friday, Saturday and Sunday) @ £45 per night = £135
• 4 full days tuition £360 Total= £495.

Most students choose to arrive the previous evening (Thursday) and this nights bed and breakfast is £25 bringing the total to £520 We keep a number of upholstery frames in stock for those without a piece of furniture.

All materials except the main fabric are kept in stock and a charge is made at the end of each course for the materials each student uses. You are however welcome to bring all your own materials with you if you wish.

We have 3 sewing machines - A domestic machine, a small industrial suitable for soft furnishings and a heavy industrial walking foot machine, suitable for upholstery and bulky furnishing work. None the less students still sometimes prefer to bring their own machines with them so you are most welcome too - better the devil you know!