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Here are helpful and FREE chair caning instructions from Cathryn Peters, a chair caning specialist with over 35 years of hands-on experience and teaching of the craft. Enjoy, and please recommend to your friends!
Searching for chair caning instructions? Don’t want to purchase any cumbersome books? Prefer to get your information from the World Wide Web?
First of all, you’re going to need to know what type of chair cane seat you are dealing with, so here’s a handy run down…
The three main types of chair seat caning are:
- Hole-to-Hole traditional hand cane or lace caning
- Spline cane, cane webbing, sheet cane, loom cane or machine woven cane
- Porch cane, wide binding cane, or over the rail caning
Hole-to-Hole Traditional Hand Chair Caning
You’ve probably run across the lattice-look weaving on some chair frames that your grandmother had or you saw at a flea market or maybe you even have some yourself, that need repair.
The weaving method design and material used has not changed much over several hundred years and is a way to supplement your income and keep the craft alive .
And although there are other hand or strand caning designs, the “7-Step Method Chair Caning” or “6-Way” traditional strand cane weaving pattern seems to be the most reliable and strongest for everyday use.
Stay tuned for more Chair Caning Instructions on this page as it’s updated. Be sure to also visit all the How-to Articles for great hints and tips on caring for your cane seat furniture, how-to paint wicker, and many more great articles!
