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  *Re-upholstery all types.*Tailored loose covers.*Machine and handmade curtains. *Upholstered furniture made to your design. *Reputable fabrics always available at competitive prices or supply your own. *Free estimates. Open Tues-Sat 9am-5pm. Any other time by appointment. Free collection and delivery. Easy parking and no pressure.                                                      
                                                       
                                                         
                                                       
  M. J. and J. Ellingham, Hitherford Workshop, Hitherford Lane, Over, Cambridge, CB4 5NY Tel: 01954 230651
                                                       
  “Whether re-upholstered or tailored loose covered, perhaps with matching curtains and an additional footstool, armchair or bed settee made to match or harmonise with the existing furniture - your choice and our experience tells us you’ll be pleased with the result.”

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Upholstery, materials used in the craft of covering, padding, and stuffing seating and bedding. The earliest upholsterers, from early Egyptian times to the beginning of the Renaissance, nailed animal skins or dressed leather across a rigid framework. They slowly developed the craft to include cushions, padding, and pillows--stuffed with such materials as goose down and horsehair.

The medieval upholsterer, who was primarily concerned with fabrics, made mattresses and hangings. In the 17th century beds were draped with sumptuous fabrics and ornate trimmings; as these beddings became less fashionable, chairs and sofas were in turn elaborately upholstered with velvet, silks, and needlework.

Springs, which permitted soft, bulky shapes, were first used by upholsterers in the 18th century; helical by the mid-19th century, they were later flattened for maximum resiliency.Upholstery techniques were revolutionized in the 20th century with the introduction of molded sponge rubber, dirt and liquid retardants, plywood, naugahyde, and synthetic fibres, which created new springing, cushioning, and covering materials.

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