Here’s hoping each and everyone of you have the best holiday season possible. And in this coming New Year of 2010, find Peace, Joy, Love and Prosperity!
Merry Christmas today and Happy New Year!
Posts woven by The Wicker Woman® – Cathryn Peters
Entries from December 25th, 2009
Weaving studio saga continues!
December 22nd, 2009 · Comments Off · Weavin' Wicker Woman Blog
I just realized that it’s been a couple weeks since I last posted anything on my blog! Egads! Time to catch up.
Hubby and I have been really busy cleaning out the garage/studio making room to move around so we can finish off my end of the building and complete the chair caning, basketweaving studio. Then we tackle his double bay garage that’s so full with “stuff” we can’t even park cars there!
As you may remember, we have the south end of my studio all complete with paint, wallpaper, trim, lights, window blinds, etc… But the north end has only been sheetrocked and taped. No paint, trim, light fixtures or anything else.
Just last week I used the new spray foam insulation around all the windows (since they don’t have the trim on yet either and are losing heat like crazy) and was quite proud of myself for taking the initiative to do something on my own while hubby was gone.
Then the panic set in when I discovered I couldn’t open ANY of the windows! How was I going to explain my way out of this one? He’s always telling me to do things on my own and be independent, well, I sure showed him on this one.
Luckily when he came home and I fessed up, he was able to open all the windows. The foam insulation hadn’t made them inoperable like I thought; I just hadn’t turned the latches the right way to open them! Duh….
Events Calendar Updates!
December 15th, 2009 · Comments Off · What's New
Just made some more updates and new postings on the Events Calendar page for Basketry and Gourd Workshops and Conventions!
Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Minnesota, events just to name a few places scheduling basket workshops!
WEDNESDAY WICKER WISDOM-Chair Seat Weaving
December 10th, 2009 · Comments Off · Weavin' Wicker Woman Blog
Did you know that “chair caning” is but one of several different design patterns or techniques of chair seat weaving or chair seating?
And that there are many, many different kinds of materials to use in weaving all the other types of chair seat weaving?
For each of the techniques and methods of weaving listed below, the weaver uses a different type of material and weaving pattern and/or design.
There are basically three different kinds of chair caning alone:
- Traditional Hand or Hole-to-Hole Caning–uses strand cane
- Sheet Cane or Cane Webbing–uses loom-woven “sheet”
- Porch Cane or Round the Rung–uses wide binding cane or slab rattan
*See my eHow.com article on “How-to Identify the Three Types of Chair Caning“ (Please read, rate and add your comments.)
But there are several other kinds of chair seatweaving also, besides caning. However, the general public mistakenly tend to call all weaving techniques and materials, “chair caning.”
Here are a few of the other types of chair seat weaving, which I will discuss thoroughly in future posts:
- Natural Cattail Leaf Rush and Paper Fibre Rush
- Splints of oak, ash, hickory bark, or flat reed,
- Seagrass
- Danish Modern Cord
- Rawhide
- Skeined Willow
- Whole Willow
Visit the Seatweaving and the Pricing/Charges tabs of my website for a quick description and photos of what’s to come from this series ahead of time, if you’re curious.
The Wicker Woman® Fan Page
December 9th, 2009 · Comments Off · Weavin' Wicker Woman Blog
How many of you bloggers also have Fan Pages on Facebook? The Wicker Woman® has had one for quite some time now. And if you’d like to follow me too, there’s a Fan Page widget on the right sidebar here, take a look!
Recently, on the Discussions tab, I made a thread where everyone can post their Fan Page addy too! That way we can all see your Fan Page and become followers. It’s a little more personal way of fanning, since most of us here may already be following your blogs.
Sometimes it’s difficult to discover all these cool Facebook Fan Pages and listing/posting yours on other people’s Pages is just another way of spreading the word. Happy Weaving!
