Job Description:

• 1) Upholsters inside sections of chairs and sofas, utilizing knowledge of upholstery materials and methods: Lifts frame of article and places it on workbench.

• 2) Tacks material along front rail, outside and inside arms, and onto top outside back.

• 3) Places padding and material over seat springs and tacks material onto frame to complete seat upholstery.

• 4) Repeats operation to upholster arms.

• 5) Places and shapes layers of padding over inside back and tacks material to complete inside upholstery of article.

• 6) May use grooved foam rubber padding and work excess material into grooves to produce channeled effect and secure material with buttons, using needle, thread, and cotton.

• 7) May cover burlap with horsehair and cover it with muslin to prepare article for tufting.

• 8) May cut openings in muslin and push horsehair away from opening and secure it with buttons to create tufting effect.