Furniture upholstery for schools

EMIL A. JOHNSON, B.S., A.M.
Assistant Professor of Manual Arts. Bradley Polytechnic Institute, Peoria, Illinois
THE MANUAL ARTS PRESS PEORIA, ILLINOIS 1919
Copyright, 1919, by Emil A. Johnson
The purpose of this book is to give information concerning the methods by which upholstery work may be successfully carried on in school shops. The added beauty and comfort given to furniture by upholstery makes work of this character worth while. If period furniture is to be reproduced or modified, the worker must understand the art of upholstering.
The tendency to reproduce or copy good old pieces of furniture should be encouraged, for only in this way may a student obtain a proper background, from which may be developed a new style. New ideas, derived from the best of the old, are likely to serve humanity in the best way.
The study of the art of upholstery is an interesting one. It leads into many avenues of interest and profit, such as the history and methods of weaving; the processes of tanning and coloring; the manufacture and history of textiles; and the like. Such correlation is valuable, and each is distinctly educational.
The practical contents have been verified and corroborated by Henry Euler, a practical upholsterer for fifty-nine years, and by Herman Schwartling who has followed the trade for thirty years.
EMIL A. JOHNSON.
Peoria, Illinois, February, 1919.
A QUEEN ANNE STOOL WHICH ILLUSTRATES A HARD-EDGE SEAT, SEE CHAPTER VI.
Upholstering in its broadest sense means the furnishing of a house with draperies, curtains and other hangings; bedding; coverings for couches, chairs and stools; and coverings for carriages and automobiles.