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    thegirlwithahammer.com is a website dedicated to upholstery. It's a great pleasure to share with you worldwide my work as a traditional upholsterer. I love teaching my different techniques to my apprentices in class in the intimacy of my workshopnin France (Annecy) but also creating online tutorials. If you cannot have a real life upholstery class I'm also so glad that I can teach you some of my many upholstery tips online. It is so useful for every upholstery students and professionals out there. Special thanks to the many members supporting my work and this website, mutual support is just everything ;)

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    thegirlwithahammer.com is a website dedicated to upholstery. It's a great pleasure to share with you worldwide my work as a traditional upholsterer. I love teaching my different techniques to my apprentices in class in the intimacy of my workshopnin France (Annecy) but also creating online tutorials. If you cannot have a real life upholstery class I'm also so glad that I can teach you some of my many upholstery tips online. It is so useful for every upholstery students and professionals out there. Special thanks to the many members supporting my work and this website, mutual support is just everything ;)

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