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Ray Ley Restorations Classic car upholstery, restoration and appreciation of all things vintage. Poole, Dorset.

A little sticker swap with Florence the F250. Thank you! Now to find homes for some of them.
10/10/2026

A little sticker swap with Florence the F250. Thank you!

Now to find homes for some of them.

It’s not often I take on domestic upholstery jobs but I couldn’t say no to these stunning mid-century chairs. These will...
03/10/2026

It’s not often I take on domestic upholstery jobs but I couldn’t say no to these stunning mid-century chairs.
These will be going back into one of the last remaining old houses down in Sandbanks later this month where they belong.

A small repair job for Rob Ellis. One new zip installed on his board bag to keep it going over the next few years. It’s ...
21/09/2026

A small repair job for Rob Ellis. One new zip installed on his board bag to keep it going over the next few years.
It’s satisfying knowing a repair like this will keep perfectly usable kit that just needs a bit of TLC out of landfill.

In a world ever dependant on mass produced goods it’s nice to still be able to make one off items for yourself. With Sul...
20/09/2026

In a world ever dependant on mass produced goods it’s nice to still be able to make one off items for yourself.
With Sully off to Nursery in 2 weeks I need some space on my bike for my work bits so I’ve made some 20L panniers to match my bike. Pretty much all the panniers I looked at online were black so having something a little brighter will be nice.

I over ordered material so have made the first of a few packing cubes to organise everything in my panniers.

Keep making things folks! With AI seemingly ever present in the news choosing to ignore it all and hand make things feels like rebellion!


Patterns for the bags from Sean

Duncan’s collected his interior and got it all fitted ready for a camping trip tomorrow. Enjoy it Duncan!
17/09/2026

Duncan’s collected his interior and got it all fitted ready for a camping trip tomorrow. Enjoy it Duncan!

The final few bits for Duncan’s interior all finished up last night. Foot stool, infill cushion for the spare wheel well...
17/09/2026

The final few bits for Duncan’s interior all finished up last night. Foot stool, infill cushion for the spare wheel well and a panel that fit alongside the bed.
Onto something non-VW related next. 😱

I retrimmed Duncan’s bay window front seats a few months back and he immediately felt that the rest of the upholstery ne...
15/09/2026

I retrimmed Duncan’s bay window front seats a few months back and he immediately felt that the rest of the upholstery needed updating to match. I’ve done the RnR bed and buddy seat In a cream vinyl with contrasting orange piping and have a few further cushions to finish up this week.

Any other upholsterers will feel my pain when removing old bed upholstery to discover that the previous upholsterer didn...
08/09/2026

Any other upholsterers will feel my pain when removing old bed upholstery to discover that the previous upholsterer didn’t remove the original covers! Why. 😱

“The Sully” backpack. One more bag made up over the weekend, this one destined for Sully to use over the next few years....
01/09/2026

“The Sully” backpack. One more bag made up over the weekend, this one destined for Sully to use over the next few years.

A little personal project between jobs. With Max returning to work in October after her maternity leave I wanted to make...
27/08/2026

A little personal project between jobs. With Max returning to work in October after her maternity leave I wanted to make her a “Back to Work” bag. So I’ve put together this waxed canvas backpack for her in Khaki green with a yellow lining. There’s a few nice little details including the octopus zip pulls and mustard straps.

I’ll be making Sully a matching nursery bag in the teal waxed canvas you can see in the background and then myself a pair of panniers for my bike so that I have enough room for getting Sully to Nursery on the bike.

All materials from Country Cow Designs - Modern Sewing Patterns bar the lining which is from Point North Profabrics.

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