Abstract: A tufted upholstery is provided by shaping a thin rigid sheet into a decorative pattern and then affixing a fabric to the sheet so that the fabric takes the general shape the pattern. The attachment for holding the fabric adjacent to the sheet includes cuts that are an integral part of the sheet.The upholstery is made by first forming the sheet, then placing the fabric over the sheet and attaching the sheet to the fabric by inserting portions of the fabric into the cuts.