STANDARD COMPETENCIES:

 

         A.      Identify tools and equipment of the upholstery industry (I)

         B.      Demonstrate the safe use and servicing of tools and general maintenance of sewing machines (I)

         C.      Remove old covering with stripping tools (II)

         D.      Identify and recall different types of materials and fabric (II)

         E.      Measure furniture and order material (II)

         F.      Examine and repair furniture frames and spring units (III)

         G.      Layout, pattern, cut, sew and tack cover fabrics (IV)

         H.      Demonstrate familiarity of upholstery terminology and techniques (IV)

         I.      Identify types of upholstery sewing machines (V)

 TOPICAL OUTLINE:

 

 I.      Tools and equipment of the upholstery industry

         A.      Tools and equipment located in upholstery lab

         B.      Tool and personal safety

         C.      Sewing machine use and safety

         D.      Service and care of tools

 II.     Furniture stripping and materials for covers

         A.      Use of stripping tools by removing old covering and identify parts to save

         B.      Types of materials and fabrics

         C.      Final cover parts for individual sections

         D.      Measuring furniture and ordering materials

 III.    Furniture frame and tie spring units

         A.      Wood parts of furniture frame

         B.      Repair or replacing wood parts

         C.      Repair or replacing tie springs

         D.      Joint gluing

         E.      Cut for braces, biscuits and webbing

 IV.     Layout, pattern, cutting, sewing and tacking cover fabrics

         A.      Layout fabric for furniture

         B.      Pattern, cut and sew fabric for furniture

         C.      Tasks to cover with fabric

 V.      Service and identify sewing machines

         A.      Proper threading of most general type machines

         B.      Proper thread tension for each type material

         C.      Oiling points of upholstery sewing machines

         D.      Belt tension

         E.      Bobbin threading and tension