KENNETT SQUARE-When he was a boy growing up in Philadelphia, Modesto Solano would look longingly out the window of his father’s furniture refinishing and upholstery shop to the street, where his ...

PROVIDENCE — A parachutist in the 82nd Airborne Division during World War II, Bob Frances returned to Rhode Island skilled at sewing. While overseas, Frances, like other parachutists, had to mend his ...

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The way the shop is laid out and equipped can contribute to technician efficiency, safety, and satisfaction. From the way the shop pathway is laid out to the placement of tools throughout, small ...

Do you have a passion for beautiful furniture, old or new, and the upholstery — whether leather, textiles or needlepoint — that covers it? You may be on course to rebrand yourself into an upholstered ...

A new cloth covering can make old furniture seem like new again. But for Bob Arkus, the owner of an Iwilei reupholstery store, his business keeps him Aging Well. He says the joy of working forms the ...

WILLMAR - Rebecca Stein has opened Stein Upholstery in Willmar. The new business will specialize in fixing and recovering old, stained and ripped furniture. Stein, who grew up in an upholstery shop, ...

Claude Singleton at his sewing machine in his upholstery shop on East High Street in 2002. He relied solely on word of mouth and a listing in the Yellow Pages to keep the Claude Singleton Upholstery ...

With today’s high wages, every employee must be kept working as efficiently as possible. Having an efficient shop layout helps you and your employees work more efficiently. The purpose of this article ...

The following is taken from the revised second edition of Sheet Metal Shop Layouts, published by Snips in September 1981. Figures used have not been adjusted for inflation. Editor’s note: One of the ...

A Maryland woman took a family heirloom to a local upholstery shop — but the business closed without warning, taking her priceless piece along with it. Attempts to get the chair back went unanswered, ...

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