Coursers Farm, Coursers Road, Colney Heath, St. Albans, AL4 0PG (01727) 824358 Email: [email protected] ASSOCIATION OF MASTER UPHOLSTERERS & SOFT FURNISHERS SOFT FURNISHINGS STAGE 2 QUALIFICATION This is a 216 hour course to be completed within one year designed for those interested in learning the professional skills required in a soft furnishings workroom. This course leads to a professional qualification and may lead to employment within the Furniture, Furnishings and Interiors industry. During this time the candidate will produce notes and samples on the following:          Basic Design Skills: sketching, colour co-ordination and scale drawings Health and Safety issues relevant to the work place Industrial Sewing Machine Technology Fabric Recognition and Composition Fabric Pattern Matching and Trimmings Curtain Tie-Backs of varying shapes - one to be piped A sheer curtain sample Roman Blinds Estimates and Costings The candidate will also produce the following full scale pieces for assessment:       A window treatment to include, as a minimum, a pair of full-length hand-made interlined curtains with a hand-stitched heading A piped boxed cushion incorporating a zip, in striped or checked fabric Two decorative scatter cushions – commercially viable A bed valance with a gathered or pleated skirt A decorative throw over bedspread - commercially viable Written Research Project – on types of suspension systems for various shapes and styles of windows including bays, taking into account inward opening casements, allowing for window fitments and other obstacles Course Fees: £3120 inclusive of VAT plus sundry materials used in the sample pieces AMUSF Registration Fee: £25 + VAT payable direct to the Association of Master Upholsterers and Soft Furnishers. ASSESSMENT PIECES - You will be required to supply 10 metres of patterned curtain fabric and two metres of a plain contrast fabric in order to produce the samples (these could be remnants). You will also be required to supply all materials used on your full-scale assessment pieces and any other projects you may decide to do. TOOLS & EQUIPMENT - You will be expected to supply your own tools and equipment as the course proceeds, according to your means. On your first day, please bring a couple of metres of Wendy Shorter Interiors Ltd Registered in England & Wales No: 7271155 Registered Office: 127 Boundary Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 4EQ fabric, a notebook and pen and a camera to record your work. Please also bring whatever sewing kit you may already have and something for your lunch. This is a one-day per week course on a Monday, starting Monday 1st September at 9.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. Full terms and conditions are detailed in the course application form. Wendy Shorter Interiors Ltd Registered in England & Wales No: 7271155 Registered Office: 127 Boundary Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 4EQ