Our Courses
Marine Upholstery
Marine Upholstery Course
Come and learn how to Upholster a boat seat and Cushion.
This is a 4 day course.
Learn how to use an Industrial sewing machine, move on to patterns, stitches, patterning, piping and loads more.
Learn all the skills needed to be able to go away and upholster boat seats/rib seats and cushions at your pace.
A fantastic course if you want to be a marine upholsterer.
4 Day Course £850
The Best Training Course in the UK
Covers Course
Boat Covers, Biminis or Enclosures, Garden Furniture,or Car Covers
Come and learn how to make the type of cover you want to make.
This is a 4 day Course.
Learn how to measure & template,
How to put windows in, zips & fasteners, Learn about the different fabrics & threads.
A fantastic course if you want to be able to make all types of cover.
4 Day Course £850
The Masterclass
The Ultimate Marine Course !
This is the Ultimate Course in Marine Upholstery & Covers.
Seats, Cushions, Covers,
Again, we can bespoke to a specific job you have in mind or you can run through our program.
This is an intense course and you will learn a lot.
When you leave the course you will have the knowledge to start your own business. You just need to go away and practice...
Some of the things you will go through are planning & preparation, materials & tools, windows, fastenings, different seams, using a machine and lots more. You will learn advanced skills and trouble shooting!
7 day Masterclass £1550
Restoration Course
Repair, Restore, Recolour
On this course you will learn how to repair holes or ripped seats.
You will then learn to colour the repair to match the rest of the seat.
This course runs for 4 days and will teach you how to repair, recolour and restore seats.
This course is good for being able to change your seats to a different colour or to repair and make the seat look as good as new.
4 Day Course £850
Managing Your Expectations
Our Courses are intense and designed to give you all the knowledge you need to go away and gain your confidence by practicing. We want you to make mistakes on the course so you know how to put them right once you leave. Dont try to get it perfect - "You learn by your mistakes !"
When you leave the course - Take your time to build your skills as you have been taught, and do a few projects. This will give you bags of confidence to start charging for your work.
Support
When you leave the course we will still be here to help you through any moments that you are not sure of. So Don't Worry !
We provide all materials for the course. If you are doing one of the seat courses it would be better for you to bring a seat with you, it helps as a reference when you get home but if you dont have one dont worry we can supply one for the course duration.
We ask for a deposit of £100 to book your course with the balance being due 7 days before the start of the course.
Our Courses run all year from Wimborne, Dorset. Please contact us for bookings.