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For over 35 years Cathryn Peters has been a wicker furniture repair and seatweaving expert, basketmaker, writer and consultant to the wicker furniture and basketry industry.
Enjoy all these FREE how-to and weaving articles below, written by Cathryn just for you!
1.) Materials Used in Creating Antique Wicker Furniture
What materials were used in making the Victorian, Art Deco, and Stick Wicker Furniture?
2.) How-to Care for Antique Wicker Furniture
How-to article and tip sheet on caring for your antique wicker furniture the best way possible.
3.) How-to Care for Wicker Baskets
How-to article and tip sheet on caring for your wicker baskets in your collection.
4.) What Is Paper Fibre Rush or Paper Wicker?
Description of man-made paper fibre rush and comparison between it and rattan reed, used in the production of wicker furniture and chair seat weaving.
5.) How-to Repair a Child’s Victorian Wicker Rocker
Step by step how-to article and tip sheet on restoring a child’s Victorian wicker rocker, complete with step-by-step photos of the process.
6.) How-to Paint Wicker Furniture
Always wanted to know what the steps are for painting your wicker furniture? Everything is explained here, so you’ll feel like a pro!
7.) What Are Cane & Reed?
History and descriptions of exactly what the differences are between these chair cane and rattan reed and how they are used in the construction of wicker furniture and basketry.
8.) Cries of the 1800s Chair Mender
Chair caning history told through a children’s nursery rhyme and a 1800s magazine article about the service of chair seat weaving and mending.
9.) How-to Identify Woven Chair Seats
How-to article showing and describing the variety of woven chair seats, from different designs and patterns to materials used for weaving.
10.) How-to Chair Caning Instructions
How-to article and tip sheet on the 7-step method of traditional hole-to-hole chair caning instruction, also sometimes called lace cane.
11.) How-to Remove Stubborn Chair Reed Spline
How-to article and tip sheet on removing stubborn chair reed spline from the groove, prior to replacing the new seat cane webbing.
12.) How-to Install Chair Cane Webbing
How-to article and tip sheet on the steps necessary to install chair cane webbing, sheet cane or machine woven cane.
13.) How-to Care for Your Cane Seat Furniture
How-to article and tip sheet on caring for furniture with cane seats, how to keep them in great shape!
14.) How-to Gather Cattail Leaves
How-to article and tip sheet on the description and gathering of cattail leaves for use in primarily rush seatweaving projects and basketry.
15.) How-to Process & Weave with Cattail Leaves
How-to article and tip sheet on the processing of and weaving with cattail leaves for use in seatweaving and basketweaving projects.
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