Maria Willis began work as a professional (AMUSF qualified) upholsterer in 2011 at Woburn Abbey Antiques Centre upholstering for antique dealers and private individuals.
Maria was soon providing upholstery tuition and, in 2013, launched her own teaching workshop in Meppershall where she has continued practising and developing to date. In 2018 the facility was approved by the AMUSF as a Training Centre for delivering diploma courses.