Harbour linen
A heavy Belgian linen with a soft, slubby hand. Creases are part of the charm.
Traditional upholstery · Pontypridd, since 2009
Furniture worth keeping, made new again.
Sofas, armchairs, antiques, pub seating and classic cars, stripped to the frame and rebuilt by hand in our Treforest workshop. You choose the fabric. We collect and deliver across South Wales.
- Free collection within 40 miles
- Five-year guarantee on our work
- 4.9 from 184 reviews
The bench, Tuesday morning.
SofasArmchairsDining chairsAntiquesBanquettesHeadboardsCaravansClassic carsFootstoolsBar stools
What we do
One workshop, five trades.
01
Sofa & chair reupholstery
Sofas, armchairs, dining chairs and footstools stripped back to the frame, rebuilt and recovered in a fabric you have chosen with us.
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02
Antique & traditional restoration
Victorian, Edwardian and Georgian pieces restored with traditional materials and methods so they stay honest and keep their value.
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03
Pubs, restaurants, hotels & offices
Banquettes, booths, bar stools and reception seating in contract-grade, fire-rated fabrics, worked around your opening hours.
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04
Caravan, boat & classic car interiors
Re-trimming for caravans, motorhomes, narrowboats and classic cars using marine foams, automotive vinyls and leather.
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05
Headboards, window seats & cushions
Bespoke upholstered headboards, window seats, bench cushions and scatter cushions in any fabric from the library or your own.
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06
The fabric library
Linens, wools, velvets, bouclés, hides and performance cloths, every one fire-rated and chosen to wear. Samples posted free.
Browse fabricsBefore and after
Twenty pounds at auction. Now the best seat in the house.
This Victorian armchair arrived with its springs on the floor. New webbing, springs re-lashed by hand, a feather-wrapped seat and a hand-stitched edge under Harbour linen. Drag the handle to see the difference.
How it works
From a photo on your phone to a chair you will keep for twenty years.
Send a photo
Two or three photos from your phone, the rough size and where you are. We reply within two working days with a price range and fabric suggestions.
Choose your fabric
Pick samples from the library and we post them to you, or visit the workshop. See them in your room, in your light, next to your floor.
We collect
Free collection within 40 miles of Pontypridd. We give you a date, we turn up, and we bring blankets and straps.
Strip and inspect
Back to the bare frame. We photograph what we find and ring you if anything changes the quote. It rarely does.
Rebuild and cover
Joints, webbing, springs, fillings, then the cover: cut, sewn and fitted by hand. Two to four weeks on average.
Delivered back
Unwrapped, set in place, the old fabric offered back to you if you want it. Guaranteed for five years on our work.
Fabric library
Chosen to wear, not just to look at.
Every fabric we stock has a rub count and a fire rating, and we will tell you which ones will survive your dog. A few from the shelves:
Ink velvet
Our signature. A dense cotton-blend velvet that catches the light.
Slate herringbone
Classic weave for armchairs and footstools. Hides the dog.
Mustard bouclé
Loopy, tactile, and made for mid-century shapes.
Oxblood hide
Full-grain aniline leather from a Northamptonshire tannery. Ages beautifully.
Sage performance
Stain-resistant, wipe-clean, looks like a plain weave. For families and cafés.
The workshop
Three upholsterers, no production line.
Eleri opened Thread & Frame in 2009 after eight years restoring for antique dealers. Gareth came from automotive and marine trim, Rhys served his apprenticeship here. Between them they have done just about everything with a seat in it, and the piece you send us is worked on by one of them from the first tack to the last.
- Traditional methods for traditional pieces: tacks, twine, horsehair and hand-stitched edges
- Modern foams, fibres and performance fabrics where they belong
- Photographs at every stage, and an honest word if a piece is not worth doing
In numbers
- 17years at the bench
- 2,400+pieces brought back to life
- 184five-star reviews
- 40 mifree collection radius
Reviews
What people say when the van has gone.
My nan's armchair came back looking better than I ever remember it, and it still sits like her chair. Eleri talked me out of the fabric I wanted and into the right one. She was right.
Fourteen metres of banquette and we did not lose a single session. They came in Sunday mornings, cleared up after themselves and the velvet has survived two Six Nations.
Honest from the first phone call. They told us one of our chairs was not worth the cost of doing and quoted for the other two. Who does that?
Collection and delivery
Free within 40 miles of Pontypridd.
Cardiff, Caerphilly, the Rhondda, Merthyr, Bridgend, the Vale and Newport. Further afield by arrangement, and commercial work anywhere in Wales.
PontypriddOur home town
Workshop on Treforest Industrial Estate. Drop in with a cushion or a chair.
Cardiff12 miles
Pontcanna, Llandaff, Roath, Penarth and the Bay. Our most frequent run.
Caerphilly9 miles
Caerphilly, Ystrad Mynach, Blackwood and the Rhymney valley.
Rhondda8 miles
Porth, Tonypandy, Treorchy and up to Maerdy.
Merthyr Tydfil14 miles
Merthyr, Aberdare and the Cynon valley.
Bridgend16 miles
Bridgend, Porthcawl, Maesteg and Pencoed.
Send us a photo of your piece.
Two or three photos from your phone and the rough size is all we need to give you an honest quote, usually within two working days.