Meticulous: Creative Upholstery Courses & Restoration

Meticulous: Creative Upholstery Courses & Restoration Creative Upholstery Courses Visit www.meticulous-restoration.co.uk/courses to find out more. Costs vary dependent upon the work required.

Meet Meticulous

~Services~


Tuition & Upholstery Courses

Katie offers tuition to beginners & improvers in upholstery from her new studio at the historic Spode Works in Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire. She is an experienced upholstery teacher and trainer, having taught traditional upholstery to apprentices & adult learners at a City & Guilds training centre in Bristol. Commissions

Frame and spring repairs, re-finishing and re-upholstery are undertaken. Katie is happy to use vintage fabric and loves to work with clients on creative upholstery projects. Sales

Coming soon...Meticulous transforms antique and vintage chairs into something really special. New pieces available via our website soon.



~About us~

Katie, who runs Meticulous, is an experienced furniture restorer, upholsterer and teacher with eight years experience teaching craft skills. After completing the City & Guilds Diplomas in Traditional Furniture making and Upholstery, she qualified as a City & Guilds Trainer/Assessor and taught at a City & Guilds training centre in Bristol. She is also a qualified design and technology teacher with a degree in the history of art and design. Katie specialised in teaching product design with a focus on timber and textiles. In her earlier working life, Katie worked in new product development in the ceramics industry. After moving on to complete an MA in Heritage Management, she was fortunate enough to work for organisations including the National Trust and The National Archives, in Kew. Therefore, she has a sound understanding of conservation and preservation. Clients' antiques and cherished pieces are in safe hands.

A few final pieces from my time at Bishton Hall — shared a little later than planned 😅Each one completely individual — d...
06/05/2026

A few final pieces from my time at Bishton Hall — shared a little later than planned 😅

Each one completely individual — different fabrics, different stories, and different approaches. No two pieces are ever the same.

Always a joy to help restore and rework such a variety of furniture — pieces that are now back in use, lived with, and appreciated again.

Now everything continues from Spode Works, but the work itself remains the same — careful, considered, and made to last.

If you’d like to learn how to approach your own pieces, workshop spaces are open:
• BYO Saturdays (last Saturday of the month)
• Friday classes restarting 22 May
- link in bio 👆

The first projects in the new studio — and a very good start ✨I spent the day with two lovely friends upholstering a mod...
01/05/2026

The first projects in the new studio — and a very good start ✨

I spent the day with two lovely friends upholstering a modern curved-back dining chair and a footstool. Two very different pieces, both brought back to life beautifully.

What I didn’t expect was discovering that one of them and I go way back — we were on a graduate scheme together at Churchill China early in our careers. A small world 🤍 Rebecca Fitzgerald

They both did a fantastic job, and it was a real pleasure to host them here for the day. This is exactly the kind of work I love — sharing skills, good conversation, and seeing confidence grow. Check out that pattern matching BTW! 👏

If you’d like to spend a day in the studio, my BYO Saturday workshops run on the last Saturday of each month, and Friday classes restart from 22 May - link in bio�

I’ve moved… and settled into a new studio at ACAVA Spode Works 🎨It’s a place full of history, creativity, and quiet indu...
29/04/2026

I’ve moved… and settled into a new studio at ACAVA Spode Works 🎨

It’s a place full of history, creativity, and quiet industry — with an exciting future taking shape as the wider site is revitalised. It feels good to be working within that kind of energy.

I’m really looking forward to building on relationships here, and continuing to work alongside such a generous and inspiring creative community.

Lovely to be back near the — good timing as we begin scoping a new project together 🤍

A big thank you to my neighbour Steve at for the help with the move, and to Stu — who still showed up and got stuck in despite hurting his back the week before. 🙏

Workshops are continuing — if you’d like to join me in the studio, you can find all upcoming dates here (weekend workshops last Sat of each month) - link https://www.meticulous-restoration.co.uk/courses I can accommodate groups of friends too - just get in touch to discuss ......The first workshop was last Saturday - i'll be sharing the results soon ✨

I’m on the move again… returning to Spode Works in Stoke from mid-April 🚚A heartfelt thank you to everyone at Bishton, a...
01/04/2026

I’m on the move again… returning to Spode Works in Stoke from mid-April 🚚

A heartfelt thank you to everyone at Bishton, and to all the clients I’ve had the pleasure of meeting through courses and commissions along the way 🤍

There’s no change to existing commission arrangements — I’m not going far, just shifting base. If you have a course booking, I will have already let you know about the move.

Why the move back? Many of my connections remain in the north of the county, so it makes sense to be closer again. I’ve also chosen to return to a more traditional studio/workshop setting — without a shopfront. There’s a freedom in that way of working that feels right for me.

As Spode continues to grow, I’m really looking forward to rejoining its creative community — including familiar faces I’ve been lucky to stay connected with throughout ✨

Address

Studio 18, ACAVA Spode Works, Stoke-On-Trent
Stafford
ST41QQ

Telephone

+447866415716

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