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name: furniture-upholsterer
description: "Occupational skill for the role 'furniture upholsterer' (also: chair maker, craftswoman upholster, seat builder, mattress builder, mattress maker, chair builder). Use when the user asks for typical furniture upholsterer work such as: typical furniture upholsterer responsibilities"
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# Furniture Upholsterer

Furniture upholsterers provide furniture with padding, springs, webbing and covers. Sometimes they have to remove old padding, filling and broken strings before to replace them using tools such as a tack puller, chisel or mallet. The aim is to provide comfort and beauty to seats as backs of the furniture.

## Core workflow


## How to use this skill

- Read [references/profile.md](references/profile.md) for the occupation profile and scope.
- Consult [references/tasks.md](references/tasks.md) for the full task and activity inventory.
- Check [references/skills.md](references/skills.md) for essential vs. optional competences.
- Check [references/tools.md](references/tools.md) for the software commonly used in this role.

## Key competences (essential)

- clean furniture
- create patterns for textile products
- cut textiles
- decorate furniture
- fasten components
- furniture industry
- furniture trends
- install spring suspension
- perform upholstery repair
- properties of textile materials
- provide customized upholstery
- sew pieces of fabric
- sew textile-based articles
- upholstery fillings
- upholstery tools

## Hot technologies

- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Intuit QuickBooks
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft Word

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*Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/cd3f5356-a16f-4aca-9d4b-ceba2b2afec5), O*NET 30.3 (51-6093.00, manual nearest match). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*