PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE
All In One Auto Upholstery Course
This All In One Course package is a collection of all the courses by The Lucky Needle in one package with a great discounted price. Purchase this course bundle and save your money and time!
PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE
This All In One Course package is a collection of all the courses by The Lucky Needle in one package with a great discounted price. Purchase this course bundle and save your money and time!
Access to ~26.25 hours of detailed video instruction across 135 individual lessons—easily viewable on common digital devices. Includes PDF downloads for a collection of eBooks and worksheets that will help you get the most out of these courses. Students should have internet access.
Whether you are just starting out or have some experience, we will have something here for you. These courses explore everything you need to know to make top-quality seat covers, door panels, headliners, custom carpet, advanced top stitches, and so much more! No previous experience is required.
“Now You Can Master The Fine Craftmanship of Beautiful Auto Upholstery, Even If You’ve Never Used a Sewing Machine In Your Life…”
In these courses, you will discover everything you need to know to make top quality seat covers, door panels, headliners, custom carpet, advanced top stitches, and so much more! These courses are the quickest and best way for you to start learning upholstery today. You will uncover all of my tips and tricks that I have learned over many years. Learn from my mistakes and save your self a ton of time and money. Lets get started!
The Lucky Needle Apprentice Course was developed to teach you everything you will need to know to start upholstery.
If you are just starting out or have some experience, these videos will teach you a strong foundation of the most important skills and knowledge you will need to start producing high-quality projects.
These videos will run you through the steps for disassembling a car interior, including removing door panels, seating, carpeting, and headliners. You will also learn how to tear down a car seat by removing the backrest and covers and inspecting the foam and frame for damage and repairs. This is the first step to starting your project.
Have you wondered how people make those eye-catching top stitches and insert designs? Well, this course will give you all the industry tricks – everything from hidden stitch pleats, diamonds, contrast stitching with 270 thread, and MUCH MORE!
We’re even going to learn four different types of tuck and roll! Why? Because each type gives you a distinct style and look that you can add to your toolbox of skills.
I will teach you all my methods for calculating the different types of pleats and diamonds to ensure everything fits and lines up perfectly. If you want to take your upholstery skills to the next level and make your next interior stand out from the crowd. Then this is the course for you!
Headliners can be intimidating. They can be difficult to install and even harder to make. In these training videos, I will show you all my tricks to make this easy for you. I’ll also show you how to pattern and make a suspended headliner so that you can have that perfect color match for your custom interior.
But that’s not all! What about the sun visors? You can’t have a new headliner without a fresh set of sun visors to match. They are a small part of an interior but something that is very visible. So they need to be nice. I’ll show you how to make them beautiful again, you can even change the shape if you like. You will also learn how to recover molded headliners and sun visors with factory mirrors.
Have you ever seen a beautiful custom interior and wondered how they made those perfect one-of-a-kind door panels? That is exactly what I will show you in these videos. Beautiful interior panels can be the difference between AMAZING and just ok.
Quality all starts from the very first step. From making your patterns all the way to the end when you’re installing the finished part, this course is packed with secrets and tricks that I have learned over the years. With these videos, you will learn all the skills needed to bring your ideas to life with your projects.
In this course you will learn how to make beautiful custom carpet that fits exactly to your vehicle. Carpet is the first step when starting a full interior. You will learn all the steps to do this on any car. I will also show you how to wrap your firewall with closed cell foam and finish it off with vinyl so you can give your interior that extra luxurious touch!
This is the course you have been waiting for! Seats! I’m sure all of you have an old seat that you’re just dying to bring back to life, or maybe you just want to completely customize your seat upholstery. In these videos you will learn all the skills and techniques needed to be able to make any seat cover you can dream up.
We will start with learning how to remake an old existing cover. You will learn how to create patterns from the old covers. Then we will move on to learning about foam repair and seat spring repair. You will even learn how to completely remake a basic foam cushion from scratch!
Then we will get to the best section, creating custom covers from scratch! I will show you my ways of taking a custom design, making the patterns, and then turning those patterns into beautiful, perfect-fitting covers.
The Lucky Needle is an online resource for upholstery. Our intention is to create a platform to help anyone learn the upholstery industry. Whether you have never used a sewing machine or have lots of experience but want to improve your skills, we will have something here for you. We understand how difficult it is to find in-depth information to learn upholstery.
That’s why our goal is to create one place with all the information and resources you will ever need to learn anything about the upholstery industry.
Once you purchase the all in one course you will have lifetime access to a streaming link and be able to watch the videos on any device at your pace, as many times as you wish.
Besides access to the videos, you will also receive PDF downloads that accompany this course and provide valuable resources. These include:
During the video, the teacher explains and shows the techniques in easy-to-understand English. You’ll get close-up views and an in-depth explanations you can’t find in a book.
New methodologies and terminology will be explained to you so that they are clear and easy to understand even if this is the first time you approach the topic.
My name is John and I started learning custom upholstery in 2008.
I was lucky enough to have a great teacher when I first started. I learned a great foundation of upholstery skills from him, but that only gets you so far. Over the years I have had to learn so many skills on my own. Most of the time I learned by just figuring things out myself because there is just very little information available about the upholstery trade. It was not an easy path, and I’m still learning new skills every day.
A few years ago, I made a few “How-to” videos and posted them on YouTube, and I received great feedback. This was when I realized how much I enjoy sharing and teaching my knowledge of this industry that I love so much. I want to bring new life back to this dying art. I believe in a world of abundance, and there is more work out there in the industry than I could ever possibly do.
That is why I intend to create an amazing educational resource for people to learn this trade and an amazing community for the upholstery industry to share their knowledge and experience. So, if you’re new or experienced, I’m asking for your help to make this happen!
Learn everything you need to know to start upholstery. This course provides a strong foundation of the most important skills and knowledge you will need to start producing high-quality projects.
1. Welcome to the Apprentice Course
Apprentice Course E-books
2. Marking & Layout
3. Cutting Fabric
4. Installing Your Needle
5. Sewing Machine Needles
6. Sewing Machine Feet
7. Thread Type
8. Threading Your Machine
9. Winding Bobbins & Setting up a Bobbin Winder
10. Installing Your Bobbin
11. Seam Allowance
12. Seam Guide
13. Getting Started – Lock Stitch
14. Sewing Machine Features
15. Setting Stitch Length
16. Setting Thread Tension
17. Foot Pressure & Foot Height
18. Before We Begin
19. Basic Seam
20. Single Reinforced Seam
21. French Seam
22. Welt Seam
23. Curved Seam Template
24. Basic Curve
25. Curved Single Reinforced Seam
26. Curved French Seam
27. Curved Welted Seam
28. Square Corners
29. Inside Corners
30. Hems – Straight & Curved
31. Carpet Binding
32. Hidden Stitch Carpet Binding
33. Marking on Fabric
34. Calculating Pleats
35. Pleats – Layout and Sewing
36. Cleaning a Sewing Machine
37. Using Staple Guns
38. Using Contact Cement
39. How To Clean Your Glue Gun
40. Installing Snaps and Grommets
41. Sewing Troubleshooting
This video course will run you through the steps for disassembling a car interior. This is the first step to starting your auto upholstery project.
1. Disassembly
2. Seat Tear Down
This course will teach you all about hidden stitch pleats, diamonds, contrast stitching with 270 thread, and MUCH MORE! You will learn methods for calculating different pleats and diamonds to ensure everything fits and lines up perfectly.
Course Content:
1. Advanced Top Stitches – Introduction
Course E-Books
Course Worksheets
2. Double Stitch Pleats
3. Hidden Stitch Pleats: Calculations
4. Hidden Stitch Pleats: Layout and Sewing
5. Tuck & Roll Introduction
6. Easy Tuck & Roll: Calculations
7. Easy Tuck & Roll: Layout and Sewing
8. Channel Tuck & Roll: Calculations
9. Channel Tuck & Roll: Layout and Sewing
10. Channel Tuck & Roll: Stuffing
11. Cotton Tuck & Roll: Introduction
12. Cotton Tuck & Roll: Calculations
13. Cotton Tuck & Roll: Layout and Sewing
14. Making Channel Tins
15. Multi-color Tuck & Roll
16. Diamonds: Introduction
17. Diamonds: Layout and Sewing
18. Diamonds: Calculating
19. Double Stitch Diamonds
20. Contrast Stitching
21. Zippers
22. Double Single Reinforced
23. Sewing a V Shape Or Pointed Corner
24. Pinstripe Stitching
25. Hourglass Diamonds: Making The Template
26. Hourglass Diamonds: Layout And Sewing
Headliners can be intimidating. They can be difficult to install and even harder to make. These training videos will show you tricks to make it easy for you.
1. Suspended Headliner Removal
Course E-Books
2. Making Patterns From Your Old Headliner
3. Using Your Patterns – Cut Out
4. Sewing Up Your Headliner
5. Fixing And Replacing Tack Strips
6. Installing Your Suspended Headliner
7. Windlace
8. Making and Recovering Sun Visors
9. Recovering a Molded Headliner
10. Recovering Sun Visors With Factory Mirrors
From making your patterns all the way to the end when you’re installing the finished part, this course is packed with secrets and tricks that I have learned over the years. With these videos, you will learn all the skills needed to make and upholster amazing custom interior door and kick panels.
1. Making Door Panel Patterns
Course E-Books
2. Types of Panel Board
3. Cutting Out Panels
4. Panel Fitment
5. Installing Panel Clips
6. Kick Panel Patterning
7. Preparing Closed Cell Foam
8. Using & Installing Closed Cell Foam
9. Making Patterns for Your Design
10. Cutting Designs in Closed Cell Foam
11. Wrapping Panels With Closed Cell Designs
12. Cutting Space for the Insert
13. Installing Inserts
14. Installing Metal Trim in Panels
15. Finishing Kick Panels
16. Windlace
17. Recoloring Plastic Trim
18. Wrapping & Installing Basic Armrests
19. Working With Wood Panel Board
20. ABS: What Size & Where to Buy
Learn how to make beautiful custom carpet that fits exactly to your vehicle. Carpet is the first step when starting a full interior. You will learn all the steps to do this on any car.
1. Carpet Padding – Jute: Surface Prep
Course E-Books
2. Carpet Padding – Jute: Making the Floor Smooth
3. Carpet Padding – Laying Down the Jute
4. Carpet – Removing Wrinkles: Nap Direction
5. Carpet: Part 1
6. Carpet: Part 2
7. Carpet: Part 3
8. Carpet: Part 4
9. Firewall – Closed Cell Foam
10. Firewall – Laying Down the Vinyl
11. Custom Floor Mats
In these videos, you will learn all the skills and techniques to make any seat cover you can dream up. You will start by learning how to remake custom covers by creating patterns from the originals.
1. Welcome to the Seat Course
Course E-Books
2. Seat Tear Down
3. Parts of a Seat Cover
4. Making Patterns From Old Covers
5. Using Your Pattern – Cutout
6. Backing Pieces with Scrim Foam
7. Sewing Up Your Seat Cover
8. Installing Your Cover
9. Cutting Foam
10. Foam Repair
11. Repairing Sagging Seat Springs
12. Making Seat Foam – Basic Shapes
13. Design Layout
14. Making Custom Patterns
15. Cutting Out & Using Your Pattern
16. Using Scrim Foam
17. Making and Cutting Out Inserts With Designs
18. Sewing Long Sections of Pleats
19. Cutting Out Your Welt Wrapping
20. Sewing Up The Backrests
21. Sewing Up the Cushion Cover
22. Installing the Cushion Cover
23. Installing Backrest Cover
24. Recovering Headrests
25. Recoloring Plastic Trim
26. Seat Assembly
27. Fixing a Puckered Seam
28. Aligning Awkward Shaped Pieces
Here are some screenshots from lessons in the courses.
Are you new to upholstery?
Do you have a project at home that is waiting for upholstery?
Want to start a career in upholstery?
Whether you are just starting out or have some experience, we will have something here for you. These courses explore everything you need to know to make top-quality seat covers, door panels, headliners, custom carpet, advanced top stitches, and so much more! No previous experience is required.
Once you complete the purchase and are logged in, you will see a menu option appear for these courses under “My Courses”. There, you can click to enter each course, view the lessons, and then progress through each one at your own pace.
We think you’ll find a lot of value in this course and what you can learn from it. If you’re not completely happy, we will refund 100% of your money!
The course is on our responsively-designed platform, so it can be easily viewed and enjoyed on most common digital devices such as desktops, laptops, tablets, and mobile devices that have an internet connection.
You’ll have instant and lifetime access to this course.
Sure, you can email me at:
John@TheLuckyNeedle.com
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