If you are looking for a career in soft furnishings then you should be qualified with a high level of skill and a good understanding of the legal requirements. The Association of Master Upholsterers & Soft Furnishers (AMUSF) Essential Soft Furnishings qualification has been developed over a number of years by experienced practitioners in the industry and are designed to give you excellent sewing skills and a very good understanding of setting up and running a professional soft furnishing business, producing beautiful work that you and your customers will be proud of.

The AMUSF Essential Soft Furnishings Certificate is a one year course designed to give experience in the design and practical skills required to develop a successful soft furnishings business.

You will start with a series of samples that will hone your hand-crafted sewing skills, that will give you a collection of beautiful samples that could be used when talking to your customers. You will produce full scale projects that will give you valuable experience of designing, measuring and planning projects: interlined curtains with a hand-stitched heading, roman blinds and a series of cushions: scatter, box and bolster. You will also learn how to enhance your work with decorative detailing that shows your creativity and individualism and that is commercially viable.

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