[TheForge] Somewhat OT question...

[gblacksmith]

Andy:  I know of a woman who, with her partner, makes a good living
reupholstering.  She specializes in restoration work using repro vintage
fabrics.  She re-did my Spanish baroque chair (circa 1650) in a vintage
fabric at a reasonable (for hand work) price.  Folks who have antique
furniture don't want anything other than a high quality restoration.  If you
can tap into that market, you might have plenty of work and a chance to
learn about antiques in a new way.  Grant
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andy Vida" <osan at netlabs.net>
To: <artmetal at wugate.wustl.edu>; <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2004 11:39 AM
Subject: [TheForge] Somewhat OT question...


> Folks,
>
> I have a rather serious question to ask you all, since there are so many
> experienced and smart people here ( how's that for buttering up?).
>
> My bid for a senior position at IBM just got shitcanned, which leaves me
> even less hope than I had earlier this morning, so I guess I have to get
> serious about finding a new way to make a living.
>
> Be that as it may, here is my question: does anyone know if uphostery
> restorations/rehupholstering is a decent business to get into?  There
> is a family in NJ that my mom knows that is getting out of their
> business because they are getting old but would like to have the
> business survive and are looking for someone to take it over.  I guess
> my quesiton is whether this is something I could make a decent living
> at it or would I just be wasting my time, assuming I'm capable at it
> and actually work the business semi-intelligently?
>
> Any help would be very greatly appreciated.
>
> -Andy
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