Have you been frustrated attempting to weave your first paper fibre rush chair seat?
Want to learn a great way to hide the ends of the joins so you don’t have to tie knots?
Then I’ve got the answer and help for you!
Just watch the slideshow on my PictureTrail.com photo album at Paper Rush Seat Weaving by The Wicker Woman–Cathryn Peters
I just made another video and uploaded it to YouTube, on Gathering & 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 on the Articles tab, “Gathering Cattail Leaves” and “Processing Cattail Leaves.”
I am very happy to include a new Cane & Basket advertiser on WickerWoman.com, a supply company that I’ve used personally for over 30 years!
The H.H. Perkins Company, Inc., established in 1917, is very proud to be celebrating our 90th year in business this year. For the finest in Seat Weaving, Basket Weaving and all types of Furniture Repairs and Restorations, contact us by phone, mail or the web. One of our friendly customer service representatives will assist you with any project you are interested in starting or finishing.
We are the sole suppliers of the impeccable “European Cut” reeds, which insure the highest quality woven baskets or chair repairs possible. We offer a complete line of “Nantucket Basket” supplies ranging from molds, bases and handles to bone/ivory scrimshaw discs, knobs and carvings.
Our vast array of seatweaving products include: chair cane, cane webbing, Shaker Tape, flat and oval reeds, ash splint, natural rush, fibre rush, danish cord andHong Kong sea grass to name a few. We also offer classes in basketry and seatweaving year round in our North Haven, CT facility and always welcome visitors to our 14,000 square foot warehouse/outlet.
We are well represented at several guild/shows throughout the country also and always have an expert weaver available to better serve you if needed. Our motto has always been to make the customer happy by offering the very best quality material at the best possible price. And remember, “A chair is only as good as the seat that is in it.”
The H.H. Perkins Company
222 Universal Drive South/PO Box 629
North Haven, CT 06473
(800)462-6660
Need chair caning or other types of seatweaving done to your precious family heirlooms? You’re in luck if you live near these recent additions to the Furniture Repair Directory:
1.) Sue Dunstone of Thistledown Studios,
Blaine, Washington
2.) Jamie Cribbs of The Caning Crib,
Delaware, Ohio
3.) Vladimir Rossoshanskiy of V.R. Weaving,
Mount Crawford, Virginia
Welcome everyone, and thanks for advertising though the Furniture Repair Directory on
WickerWoman.com
Do you have questions regarding your family heirloom or flea market chair caning finds? Need to know how to maintain them or stain the cane to match others in a set? How about day-to-day care and cleaning?
Check out the Seatweaving FAQ page on WickerWoman.com where Cathryn answers several of the more commonly asked questions she receives about chair caning and other types of chair seat weaving.
Don’t know what the differences are between chair caning and other types, techniques and patterns of chair seat weaving? Then check out all the pictures and descriptions on the Seatweaving page of WickerWoman.com
Need to know how to care for, clean and maintain your chair cane furniture? Take a look at the Tip Sheet on “Caring for Your Cane Furniture” as well as the other tip sheets available on other furniture and basket topics!
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