Anyone do Upholstery?

Apparently there’s an unfulfilled niche for furniture repair in my community because the word is getting out that I repair furniture. Well anyway, I was approached at Lions Club about a furniture repair and perhaps some “recovering”. Well, I’ve done a little “recovering” on footstools and simple seat cushions, etc. So, I said, “I’ll take a look.”

Well, I came back from an out-of-town Saturday meeting to find four pieces of old victorian style parlor furniture stacked in my garage-shop.

The structural repairs needed are simple enough but I’m thinking I had better admit I’m over my head on the upholstery with buttons, fitted covers, and curved backs. The footstool, for example, is fitted and would require sewing to replicate the present cover. Yet, the upholstery work does interest me.

Anyone have a suggestion for a good book on the subject?

-- Paul, Texas