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		<title>Chair Caning Forum-6 years strong!</title>
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Seatweaving &#38; Chair Caning Forum
Founded &#38; Moderated by Cathryn Peters
On March 10, 2004 I began an online chair caning discussion board forum that is now celebrating its 6th year anniversary in just a few days! 
The Seatweaving &#38; Chair Caning Forum ™ is hosted by YourWebApps.com and can be found at http://disc.yourwebapps.com/Indices/220033.html There had been [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The SeatWeavers&#8217; Guild in Basket Bits Magazine!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hey all you basketmakers and chair seat weavers &#8212; Did you see the  article about The SeatWeavers&#8217; Guild which appeared in the current February 2010 Issue#69 of Basket Bits Magazine ?
 
Our innovative and unique new chair caning guild called, The SeatWeavers&#8217; Guild is in this issue with a two-page article including lots of pictures, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wickerwoman.com/the-seatweavers-guild-in-basket-bits-magazine.html</link>
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		<title>Helpful improvements on WickerWoman.com</title>
		<description><![CDATA[FYI: The logo on WickerWoman.com is clickable! So if you want to go back to the Homepage quickly, just go up to the logo at the top of each age and CLICK! Presto, you&#8217;ve been taken back to the Homepage! 
Here on the homepage (as well as most pages on the site) is where you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Chair Caning page added to WickerWoman.com</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I just added another page here on WickerWoman.com called, &#8220;Chair Caning.&#8221; 
And as the name implies, the page deals with a little bit of  history, the material itself and the application of and use of cane in chair seat weaving. 
Check out the &#8220;Chair Caning&#8221; hotlink over there in the left side navigation under [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wickerwoman.com/new-chair-caning-page.html</link>
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		<title>Exciting New Changes on WickerWoman.com</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been really, really busy here on WickerWoman.com these last few weeks in particular. 
Trying to make it more accessible and easier to navigate for you the viewer/customer and for myself, of course! 
Biggest change was to the Furniture Repair Directory in the Seatweaving section where we&#8217;ve gone to a 3-column ad listing page from [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wickerwoman.com/exciting-new-things-on-wickerwoman-com.html</link>
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		<title>Chair Caning in Florida 32726</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We have a new addition to the National Furniture Repair Directory ™ here on WickerWoman.com!
Tricia Vandewater, owner of Wicker, Cane &#38; Rush Work located in Eustis, Florida has been in the business for many years doing museum quality work.
Those of you in Florida that need chair caning done, be sure to contact Tricia today!
See her [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wickerwoman.com/chair-caning-in-florida-32726.html</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 


Ever wonder what has to be done to repair a reed wicker rocker? 
Take a look at this How-to Repair a Child&#8217;s Wicker Rocker article to see how I repaired this darling Victorian child&#8217;s wicker rocker made out of rattan reed.



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		<link>http://www.wickerwoman.com/how-to-repair-wicker-rocker.html</link>
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		<title>Blog changes here on WickerWoman.com</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the first changes in 2010 that I&#8217;m making here on the WickerWoman.com chair caning blog, is to claim this blog through Technorati, so here goes! Tada! 
Keep watching for more as I add to this blog and really make it pop! I&#8217;ll also be making changes to my other blog through Blogger.com, Weavin&#8217; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wickerwoman.com/blog-changes-afoot.html</link>
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		<title>New Chair Caning Additions to the Furniture Repair Directory</title>
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We welcome two newly added Chair Caning-Seatweaving Experts on the National Furniture Repair Directory ™. 
Find the Chair Caning Experts Alabama and Vermont&#8211;get your prized family heirlooms and flea market finds restored to their former glory! 


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		<link>http://www.wickerwoman.com/chair-caning-additions-directory.html</link>
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		<title>Barbara Brabec&#8217;s 2009 Schedule C Tax eBook!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Do you have all your tax deductions in a row? Don&#8217;t wait until the last minute to start looking for extra deductions for your Schedule C form! 
Check out Barbara Brabec&#8217;s PDF eBook, Secrets to Maximizing Schedule C Deductions, to make sure you&#8217;re not overlooking any of the many legal deductions available to home-business owners [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wickerwoman.com/barbara-brabecs-schedule-c-tax-ebook.html</link>
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		<title>Events Calendar Updates!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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! 
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		<link>http://www.wickerwoman.com/events-calendar-updates.html</link>
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		<title>Updated Events Calendar</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Just updated the Events Calendar page to include Land of Lincoln Basketweavers Association (LLBA) of Illinois &#8220;Spring Fling&#8221; workshop brochure PDF taking place in March. 
Take a look&#8211;another great line-up of teachers and basketry classes: Loni Labak, Mary Smith-Stokes, Karen Zane, Marlene Meyer, Phyllis Scarbrough and Karen Kotecki 
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		<link>http://www.wickerwoman.com/updated-events-calendar-2.html</link>
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		<title>Northwest Basket Weavers Retreat</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I just printed off my copy of the March 24-28, 2010 Northwest Basket Weavers Guild&#8217;s Annual Spring Retreat at Pilgrim Firs Conference Center in Port Orchard, Washington and listed the conference on the Events Calendar. 
You&#8217;ll have to get over to the Calendar too, and grab a copy for yourself PDQ. First Registrations must be [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wickerwoman.com/northwest-basket-weavers-retreat.html</link>
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		<title>Cane &amp; Basket Weaving Supplies</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have been online with this website, WickerWoman.com, since 1999 and have NEVER been in the business of selling cane and basket supplies to the general public. And the only time I do sell supplies, is to the students in my classes.

That fact is stated repeatedly  across my website and always has been, but [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wickerwoman.com/cane-basket-weaving-supplies.html</link>
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		<title>North House Folk Schoool New Website Launch!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[New Website Launched! North House Folk School in Grand Marais, Minnesota just completed an update and overhaul of their website. It&#8217;s now very colorful and extremely &#8220;user friendly,&#8221; try it yourself and see if you don&#8217;t agree.
A fresh new look with lots of improved navigation features, new calendar listings of courses by month, options for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wickerwoman.com/north-house-folk-schoool-new-website-launch.html</link>
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		<title>November is National Blog Posting Month!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Did you know that November is National Blog Posting Month? No? Neither did I until I saw it on other blogs this morning, and I&#8217;ve been blogging now since 2004.
So, I signed up and accepted the challenge to make one post a day during the month of November!  If you add your blog name to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wickerwoman.com/november-is-national-blog-posting-month.html</link>
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		<title>Stillwater, Minnesota presents Art on Main Nov. 13 &amp; 14, 2009</title>
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Tamarack Galleries in Stillwater, Minnesota is representing antler basket artistry by Cathryn Peters. Please stop in for a visit with Cathryn on Friday night at the gallery.
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		<link>http://www.wickerwoman.com/2755.html</link>
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		<title>Updated Teaching and Exhibition Schedule</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Cathryn&#8217;s Weaving Classes page was just updated to include two more fiber arts exhibitions where her antler baskets are featured this month. And more classes were posted to the teaching schedule for 2010. Save the dates and sign up today! 
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		<link>http://www.wickerwoman.com/updated-teaching-and-exhibition-schedule.html</link>
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		<title>The SeatWeavers&#8217; Guild 2010 Gathering in Michigan</title>
		<description><![CDATA[NEW VENUE! ~~ July 30 – August 1, 2010 ~~NEW VENUE!

THE SEATWEAVERS’ GUILD 3rd ANNUAL NATIONAL GATHERING
Tillers International, Scotts, Michigan
“Meet &#38; Greet, ” Friday night at our new venue, Tillers International in Scotts, Michigan!
Demonstrations and workshops on Saturday, Dinner Business Meeting, and Great Discussions.

You must be a registered member of the guild to attend, so [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wickerwoman.com/the-seatweavers-guild-2010-gathering-in-michigan.html</link>
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		<title>New &#8220;How-to Gathering Cattails&#8221; YouTube Video</title>
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I just made another video and uploaded it to YouTube, on Gathering &#38; Drying Cattail Leaves. Please rate the video and leave your comments, too!

So, be sure to check it out and then stay tuned for more as we weave our own cattail leaf rush chair seat! YouTube.com/thewickerwoman
Read the print article here on the website [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wickerwoman.com/new-how-to-gathering-cattails-youtube-video.html</link>
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		<title>Antler Basket Artistry Gifts</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s my latest YouTube addition which was made sort of by mistake. Didn&#8217;t realize the camera was on video, thought I was taking stills at first. Please rate the video and leave your comments, too. Enjoy!

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		<link>http://www.wickerwoman.com/antler-basket-artistry-gifts.html</link>
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		<title>Need Basket &amp; Cane Weaving Supplies?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
 The Basketmaker&#8217;s Catalog from GH Productions in Kentucky has some great October deals offered now. 
Subscribe to their monthly newsletter so you won&#8217;t miss a thing! 
Visit the Cane &#38; Basket Supplies page where you will find over 30 supply companies listed. And all the raw materials, instruction books and tools you will need [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wickerwoman.com/need-basket-cane-weaving-supplies.html</link>
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		<title>Winter is the BEST time to have chair caning done!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[While the temperatures are dropping and the snow is flying, chair caners and people in the seatweaving industry experience their slowest times of the year for repair work.

So, if you need a precious family heirloom cane seat fixed or the seat in your favorite chair has just broken, be sure to contact the Chair Caning [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wickerwoman.com/winter-is-the-best-time-to-have-chair-caning-done.html</link>
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		<title>The Wicker Woman Gains Trademark Status!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Wicker Woman is now a registered trademarked business name! I applied for trademark status on my business name a couple years ago and was just recently awarded that status! 
The Wicker Woman was officially registered October 13, 2009 with the United States of America Patent and Trademark Office and I have the certificate to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wickerwoman.com/the-wicker-woman-gains-trademark-status.html</link>
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		<title>Native American Basketmaker-Julia Parker</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Julia Florence Parker, Yosemite National Park&#8217;s &#8220;living legend&#8221; and oldest employee is labeled a &#8220;national treasure.&#8221;
&#8220;Living Legend&#8221; of Yosemite National Park-Julia Parker
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		<link>http://www.wickerwoman.com/native-american-basketmaker-julia-parker.html</link>
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		<title>Antique Wicker Furniture Tip</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Wicker pieces sought by collectors &#8212; When it comes to collecting antique wicker furniture, a rule of thumb is that the older and more rare the piece is, the more desirable and highly priced it will be. 
But just because the piece is an antique, does not guarantee an automatic high price. It must also [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wickerwoman.com/antique-wicker-furniture-tip.html</link>
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		<title>2010 Class Schedule Posted</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Just added some of the confirmed antler basket, bee skep and chair caning classes for 2010 on the website.
Take a look on Cathryn&#8217;s Classes and register soon!
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		<link>http://www.wickerwoman.com/2010-class-schedule-posted.html</link>
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		<title>Purchase Antler Baskets using PayPal Buttons!</title>
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PayPal &#8220;Buy Now&#8221; buttons added to Antler Baskets For Sale page.
Now you can purchase these once in a lifetime rare baskets from Cathryn&#8217;s private collection with ease and confidence!
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		<link>http://www.wickerwoman.com/2520.html</link>
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		<title>Very young budding chair caner!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Just how young is too young to be learning how-to cane a chair? 
This is a picture of my 1 1/2 year old granddaughter, Lily, weaving away with me. 
We have such fun chair caning together!
 
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		<link>http://www.wickerwoman.com/very-young-budding-chair-caner.html</link>
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		<title>New Basketry Exhibition</title>
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Check out the new basketry exhibition that was just posted to the Events Calendar for September! 
&#8220;Anatomy of a Packbasket&#8221; runs through the end of November at TAUNY in Upstate New York. 


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		<link>http://www.wickerwoman.com/new-basketry-exhibitions.html</link>
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		<title>Antler Basketmaker&#8217;s Private Inventory Pre-Christmas Sale!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After many long years of enjoyment, I have decided to part with six of my favorite antler baskets from my private collection. 
These are antler basket wall sculptures as well as pedestal styles that I have had in my collection or have used in national art exhibitions, as demonstration samples or for juried competitions. 
These [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wickerwoman.com/private-inventory-antler-basket-sale.html</link>
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		<title>Cathryn&#8217;s new chair caning article on eHow.com</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I just wrote another article for eHow.com called
How to Identify Woven Chair Seat Patterns 
It describes the differences between hand chair caning, spline chair caning, natural rush, paper fibre rush and splints.
Please take a look, rate it and post your comments!
You can also click on the eHow.com widget on the right sidebar here to see [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wickerwoman.com/cathryns-new-chair-caning-article-on-ehow-com.html</link>
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		<title>Fiber Arts Exhibition&#8211;Duluth, Georgia</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I just found out about a terrific fiber arts (including basketry) exhibition in Duluth, Georgia and posted it to the Events Calendar for September. But here&#8217;s the info and the link so you can have an advanced peek:
NEW!~~September 15 – October 16, 2009~~NEW!
&#8220;Fiber Artistry – Journey of the Imagination&#8221; Exhibition
Presented by The Chattahoochee Handweavers Guild, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wickerwoman.com/2411.html</link>
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		<title>Bee Skep Classes at The Wicker Woman Studio</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here are some pictures of Rhonda Amundson last August as she was taking a bee skep class here at my studio in Angora, MN. We had a great time and didn&#8217;t she do a wonderful job on her first attempt? 
I&#8217;ll be posting new class dates as they are scheduled for 2010 on the
Cathryn&#8217;s Classes [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wickerwoman.com/bee-skep-classes-at-the-wicker-woman-studio.html</link>
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		<title>Chair Caning in Georgia</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Please welcome the newest addition to the Furniture Repair Directory in the Seatweaving section, Sugar Valley Chair Caning. 
Located in Canton, Georgia, owner and chair caner Doris Babcock will repair and restore just about any type of chair seat design project you may have. 
Give her a shout today and tell her you found her [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wickerwoman.com/chair-caning-in-georgia.html</link>
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		<title>Gathering oats, barley and cattail leaves</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You know that old adage, &#8220;Make hay while the sun shines?&#8221; well that&#8217;s what I&#8217;ve been doing for about the last week and a half, well, sort of anyway. 

I&#8217;ve been gathering and drying oat and barley straw for bee skeps and cattail leaves for rush seatweaving for next year&#8217;s classes.

The temperatures have been great, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wickerwoman.com/gathering-oats-barley-and-cattail-leaves.html</link>
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		<title>Remembering the Victims of 9-11-2001</title>
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Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy

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		<link>http://www.wickerwoman.com/remembering-the-victims-of-9-11-2001.html</link>
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		<title>Cane Chairs to Mend&#8211;New page</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Remember this wonderful picture of a chair caning professional in the 1800s? 
A new page has recently been added to the site, listed under the Articles tab called, &#8220;Chairs to Mend,&#8221; that you might find interesting. 
On the new page is a children&#8217;s nursery rhyme about chair mending and an article on the chair caning [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wickerwoman.com/chairs-to-mend-new-page.html</link>
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		<title>Antler Basketmaking in Grand Marais, MN!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I think there still might be a spot or two left in my Deer Antler Basket Class that&#8217;s being held at North House Folk School on the North Shore of Minnesota in Grand Marais. November 7 &#38; 8, 2009.

The date is during deer hunting season in northern Minnesota so you &#8220;deer hunter widows&#8221; will have [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wickerwoman.com/antler-basketmaking-in-grand-marais-mn.html</link>
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		<title>Wicker Care Magazine Article</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Check out the September issue of  Canadian Home &#38; Country magazine, in the Outdoor Decorating section&#8211;&#8221;Protect your wicker furniture&#8221; by Shelagh McNally
Wicker furniture care article featuring hints and tips by yours truly&#8211;The Wicker Woman-Cathryn Peters! Thanks Shelagh for the great well-written article.
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		<link>http://www.wickerwoman.com/wicker-care-magazine-article.html</link>
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		<title>Update-TSWG 2nd Annual Gathering</title>
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		<link>http://www.wickerwoman.com/update-tswg-2nd-annual-gathering.html</link>
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		<title>Basketry Events Listings</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Do you have a basketry, fiber arts exhibition, rustic furniture gathering, gourd workshop or other relevant event you&#8217;d like to get out to the public, so everyone knows it&#8217;s going on? Want everyone to know about your basket workshop, class or convention? 
Then send all the information as to WHEN, WHERE, and WHO is putting [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wickerwoman.com/basketry-events-listings.html</link>
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		<title>Furniture Repair Directory Advertising Made Easy!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Isn&#8217;t this old picture from the 1800s of a chair caning man marketing his services, great?  Do you, like him, weave chair caning seats, rush seats and/or splint seats; or make any other kind of chair seat weaving repairs for that matter? 
Having a hard time with your advertising? Does it cost you way [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wickerwoman.com/furniture-repair-directory-advertising-made-easy.html</link>
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		<title>Weavin&#8217; Wicker Woman Blog on Amazon&#8217;s Kindle</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
My other blog Weavin&#8217; Wicker Woman is now available on Amazon&#8217;s Kindle!
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		<link>http://www.wickerwoman.com/weavin-wicker-woman-blog-on-amazons-kindle.html</link>
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		<title>Updated Antler Basket Pattern Page</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Want to create some unique baskets using antlers that hubby has collected, but maybe they aren&#8217;t trophy quality? Or maybe you&#8217;ve been lucky enough to have found some shed antlers yourself? Then &#8220;wick&#8221; some up of your very own baskets using Cathryn&#8217;s Antler Basket Patterns. 
And take advantage of the Limited Time Offer for a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wickerwoman.com/updated-antler-basket-pattern-page.html</link>
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		<title>Become a Facebook Fan of WickerWoman.com!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
Become a Facebook Fan today of The Wicker Woman at  http://www.Facebook.com/TheWickerWoman
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		<link>http://www.wickerwoman.com/become-a-facebook-fan-of-wickerwomancom.html</link>
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		<title>New Events posted to Calendar</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Take a look at all the newly posted basketweaving workshops, exhibitions and other happenings on the Events Calendar page. 
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		<link>http://www.wickerwoman.com/new-events-posted-to-calendar.html</link>
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		<title>The SeatWeavers&#8217; Guild 2nd Annual Gathering</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Well, we are fast approaching the 2nd Annual Gathering of The SeatWeavers&#8217; Guild in Nelsonville, Ohio at Robbins Crossing!
On July 31-August 2, 2009, &#8220;Adventures in Advanced Caning Patterns&#8221; will be the theme for this year and we&#8217;ll have demonstrations, workshops, the annual membership meeting and sharing of hints, tips &#38; tools.
Get all the details, PDF [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wickerwoman.com/the-seatweavers-guild-2nd-annual-gathering.html</link>
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		<title>Peters Mentor for Arts Grant Recipient</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Spent a great three-day weekend mentoring Career Oportunity Grant receipient, Katie Haws on the fine art of antler basketmaking. She received her grant to study with me from the Region 2 Arts Council of Minnesota and the McKnight Foundation. 
Katie learned how to drill into the antler correctly, glue and space the rib spokes, Southern [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wickerwoman.com/peters-mentor-for-arts-grant-recipient.html</link>
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		<title>Antler Basketmaking Presentation to Basketry Guild</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Cathryn Peters will be the monthly featured speaker, presenting &#8220;The Wonderful World of Wicker&#8221; with a special emphasis on her Antler Basketmaking at the Heritage Basketry Guild of Dayton, Ohio.
 Heritage Basketry Guild on Monday evening, August 3, 2009 at the Community United Methodist Church, 339 Meyer Ave., Dayton, OH 45431
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		<link>http://www.wickerwoman.com/peters-speaker-heritage-basketry-uild.html</link>
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