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19/06/2026
Stripping down this lovely old Habitat chair with a sheet cane seat. This is a much quicker way than the traditional method of caning using skeins in predetermined holes; rather a pre-woven panel of rattan fixed into a continuous recess all the way round.
14/06/2026
🌿 In my happy place experimenting with new materials for foam alternatives. Wool insulation from my customer's pet packaging and playing about with UK H**p and some Sisal too.🌿🐑
30/05/2026
A coven of Cobra chairs designed by . New seat inners with recycled polyester filling, a beautiful hide from and a quick polish on the chrome with some T-Cut. The challenge with this project was fixing the upholstery on, with an all metal frame there was no option to staple. The seats needed to perfectly fit with a cord and toggle system finished off on the clips underneath. Final photo is the 'before' with the old vinyl slipping out of place.
I do love a challenge, me!
**Foam-free** G-plan dining chairs with a stamp from 1969, reupholstered using recycled polyester filling (ultraflex) in a 'Corda' velvet.
29/04/2026
Recent seating project installed and looking sharp at HQ.
Designed by and .
Fabric 'Remix 3'.
Thanks for the photos .
24/04/2026
GPs chair from the 1940s. Fabric provided by customer, trimmings from .
14/04/2026
Busy day in the workshop.
24/03/2026
“Spin it r**t, or tha’ll nobbut mek a tangle o’t yarn.”
Where I'm from that'd mean do things properly or you'll make a mess. Well it looks like we have made a bit of a mess when it comes to looking after the world around us.... Choose wool over polyester and you'll sleep better at night.
24/02/2026
Collection of cushions made with a mixture of natural fabrics saved from landfill by and stuffed with wool noil waste, a by-product of fibre processing in a Cornish mill. For sale, DM me for prices. Bespoke cushion inners also available.
03/02/2026
✨The new home of Vanessa Butt Upholstery!! ✨
The Ringway Centre is a pretty special place in my community of Grove Park in Lewisham. It is a living example of what people can do when they come together. The community group was formed in the 1970s following the defeat of of a proposal to build an urban motorway that could have destroyed the area. There's an incredible cafe , ceramics studio , wood workshops, pilates, a mineral society...and lots more.
And now there's me! It's been a while since I've had a proper workshop space to set down my tools and I'm really honoured that I can be part of this community. I'll be setting back up slowly with commissions and hope to run some workshops here in the near future too.
Watch this space.....from one very glad upholsterer 😊