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Many (Ottoman) Hands make light work…Working with my Brother Rodney
 This is my younger brother Rodney Clarke. Like me and our father before us, He’s not afraid of a bit […]
Stoke Newington Xmas indoor market..The Gift that just keeps on giving!
 Having successfully debuted last year it was difficult to not come to this event without expectations, you never know with […]
Come On You Irons!!
Every so often my upholstery skills can take me away from upholstering beautiful chairs to working on seating whose use adds enjoyment of “the beautiful […]
Double trouble ..
I cannot deny that finishing these pieces of mid-century british furniture from G-plan was a tremendous relief for me (as […]
Tent London/ Pure design event 2014 (18-21 September)
Being Self-employed and spending the majority of my time working by myself, trips away from the workbench to see what the […]
A Sherbourne Satire?: Refurbished and recovered
I don’t know..sometimes my customers come up with strange and wonderful requests! After discussing at length this Fabrics “suitability” (I.e; This “Tea-towel” […]
Back to school …Go and stand in the corner
That “back to school” feeling always returns to me at this time of year.. One of the very first traditional […]
Returned to sender: A reproduction Louis XIV in vintage French Postal Sackcloth
To meet my customers’ budget , this reproduction French Louis XIV was  rewebbed and resprung traditionally. The old degraded foams were completely replaced […]
A Queen Anne Style in a wonderful weave…
Before..     and After!.. Completely refurbished & recovered in Sandersons “Samarkand” (Colour Indigo). For a very patient, kind & grateful […]