Style, Stitch, Staple combines straightforward upholstery techniques with advice on choosing and styling fabrics to help the reader transform even the most dilapidated furniture into gorgeous updated pieces. The book's three main sections include: A guide to the essential tools and materials needed for home upholstery, Advice on working with fabric (including selecting fabrics, matching fabrics with furniture, and fabric care), Detailed step-by-step tutorials ranging from quick makeovers to webbing, tufting, springing, and stuffing, Accompanied by colorful and easy-to-follow illustrations, this book gives shabby furniture a new lease of life. Alongside the techniques are case studies of projects by contemporary upholsterers; before-and-after photos show the original salvaged pieces alongside the stunning results. The upholsterers explain in detail how they tackled the pieces, providing inspiration for your next project! Style, Stitch, Staple is the perfect go-to-guide for all creative decorators looking to give their home that unique, personalized, and utterly stylish look. Book jacket.