Bristol Upholstery Collective

29/09/2026

08/08/2026

Yay! It’s the Bristol Balloon Fiesta! 🎈
.And I spent my Friday night prepping and painting the studio floor ready for our September Courses and the return of our glorious students! 😆

The Bristol Balloon Fiesta flying overhead was a welcome break between the impulsive painting workout 💪🏼 🤩

I love this city!! 🎈🎈

01/08/2026

I’m always so inspired by the gorgeous patterns and colours that our students bring through the BUC studio doors 🤩

So if you’re struggling with inspo for your next upholstery project, here are some ideas to get those creative juices flowing:

1. This striking geometric fabric is from Linwood Fabric

2. This native Indian feather fabric is made by REDBRICK

3. One of our funky eco footstools made from a Kirkby Design collab with Jon Burgerman

4. Is another nursing chair in this printed Linwood Fabric made specifically for one of our pregnant students nursery!

5. A small curved chair upholstered in a Saint & Poet Upholstery Fabric funky fabric!

6. This beautiful French floor cushion was made on one of our courses and uses a striking floral fabric by Kaffe Fassett Studio - I love the pink buttons!

7. This was a design by one of our students! A printed velvet that I am such a fan of - those colours 😍!!

8. This was a student from one of our leisure courses. They decided to upholster their nursing chair in this incredible green fabric by Angel&BohoHome

9. An amusf students Japanese inspired Parker knoll. Fabrics from Saint & Poet Upholstery Fabric , Kintsu & Mori collections with a Linwood Fabric cream to match the accents

10. Another AMUSF Official students upholstered box in Emma J Shipley silver back linen fabric as well as her velvet for the textured outside 🤩

11. Another footstool by Just Fabrics | Cotswolds Fabric & Interiors Shop

12. A Sherlock Holmes inspired Parker knoll arm chair with GP & J Baker from Jane Clayton & Company as well as a beautiful velvet by Morris & Co. and finished with a pair of old hunting trousers for the wings and arm fronts! Proper Sherlock homes vibes!!

13. Another AMUSF student chose this Indian hand block printed fabric for her Parker Knoll from Painswick Fabrics

22/07/2026

An ode to our AMUSF teachers 💛💐

& have been wonderful this year and we are all so lucky to have them

Huge thanks to for helping to host this event and for everyone who attended - You can probably tell by the wobbly filming that the room was pretty packed out 😂

Excited to see the return of our students in September - the studio is a lot quieter without the constant sound of banging, stapling, laughing and chatter!!

15/07/2026

This year’s calibre of work was insane!! 🤯

A huge congratulations to all our lovely students for working so blooming hard on these GORGEOUS projects 🛋️

A lot more content to come, so prepare to be even more inspired 😍🤩

If you spot your work please tag yourselves in the comments and I’ll do my best to tag tag tag!!

And as always, if you’ve got a project you’d like to upholster then sign up to our newsletter for upcoming classes 😃

Can’t wait to welcome you all back (as well as a bunch of new faces) in September!! ☀️

09/04/2026

Back by popular demand… and we get why 👀✨

Armand Verdier is back in the workshop for a 3-day masterclass all about those iconic Empire Louis XVI chair arms. Think hands-on learning, beautiful details, and proper upholstery magic, guided by a true master of the craft.

Last year sold out fast, so don’t hang about… Early bird discount is live until 1st May 🧵🔥… LAST CHANCE TO BOOK !

Visit the link in bio for lots more info about the course and affordable payment options.

It’s not often such an upholstery legend comes to Bristol and the South West!! 🔨 💕