Furniture Repair Directory™

The Chair Shop providing seatweaving since 1960, hand or pressed cane, splint, rush, Danish cord, and Shaker tape. We also do chair re-gluing and have free pick up and return and give free estimates, too.

Servicing all 5 boroughs of metro New York City, NJ, also greater Poughkeepsie area Millbrook, Rhinebeck, Cold Spring, greater White Plains, NY area. Call 1-800-980-8344 for details and ask for John.

(8/3 TC)

Chairperson-Antiques–Owner Mical Wilmoth Carton is a chair seat weaving expert with nearly 50 years of seat weaving experience. She specializes in the repair of all types of hand woven furniture including:

• Hand and Machine Cane
• Danish Cord and Danish Weave Cane
• Fibre, Natural and Pretwisted Rush
• Shaker Tape
• Binder Cane and Porch Weave
• Hong Kong Seagrass
• Cotton Cord
• Wicker & more!

Please visit the “Chairs” page on my website for additional pictures of chairs reseated over the years. Contact by phone or email is welcome.

Founder & Cottage Member of The SeatWeavers’ Guild, Inc.®
(TC-2/13/26)

Hank’s Cane & Rush Restoration specializes in Hand Cane, Machine Cane Webbing, Paper Rush, Danish Cord, Shaker Tape and more.

Sadly, chair caning and rush seat weaving are fast becoming dying art forms and it is our intent not to let that happen.

Each chair we see in the shop comes with a story or has a story yet to come!

Our mission at Hank’s is to restore your chair or furniture piece while refreshing the memory that accompanies it!

Or, possibly it’s a chair with memories still to unfold! Whatever you do, don’t throw that chair out without talking to us first! ~ Lynn

Secretary and Business Member of The SeatWeavers’ Guild, Inc.®

(8/29/25-TC)

Dick Knotts, owner of The Seat Doktor has nearly 20 years experience as a seat weaver in hand woven and loom-woven cane, fiber rushing, Danish cord, wood and reed splint seats, and Shaker tape. Color matching for cane replacements is also a specialty. Light chair repair, pick-up and delivery available. Free estimates.

After 10 years in Hickory, NC, The Seat DoKtor moved to Vernon, CT in 2020 and is ready to help Connecticut furniture owners with their caning and other seatweaving needs.

Call 828-404-8195 or email at [email protected] for consultation and free estimates.

Cottage Member of The SeatWeavers’ Guild, Inc.®

 (10/28/SUB-TC)

Rodney Stearns, owner of Rodney’s Caning, has recently relocated from Priest River, Idaho to Alliance, Ohio to be close to family.

With over 50 years in the seat weaving business, Rodney’s Caning provides a variety of seat weaving techniques such as; hand cane, machine cane, blind cane, reed and ash splints, Shaker tapes, slab rattan, Danish cord, and fiber rush services.

Rodney can also give your chairs, rockers, and couches a bit of TLC with light chair repair and re-gluing in the new and fully equipped workshop.

Reasonable rates and free estimates are provided through submitted photos with adjustments made after actual examination if necessary.

Call or text today to schedule an appointment to get your pieces back in tip-top shape so you can enjoy your furniture again!

(7/10-TC)

Schuler Reed Furniture, owned by Morgan Schuler is dedicated to quality repairs on cane furniture. Serving both Indiana and Ohio since we are located just ten miles from Brookville, IN, between Cincinnati, OH and Indianapolis, IN.

My idea to start caning came from my grandparents who had a shop in Cincinnati called Lewis Reed Furniture, and I want to continue that in my own way the best I can.

Self-taught with the help of many people from around the world, I intend to grow my business as large as I can in the coming years.

I specialize in:

• hand cane
• pressed cane
• fiber rush
• flat reed
• binder cane
• light wickerwork

I also do small repairs and if I have not done a particular type of repair before, I will typically try to figure it out so I can perfect it.

Color-matching wood repairs on chairs is also a service I can provide, and I am able to get those pretty close but have not taken on any large refinishing jobs. At this time, I am not looking to tackle that challenge.

Before reweaving the seat, I always round the edges of the opening and the cane holes to prevent premature failure in the future. I then tighten any loose joints that I am able to, and then after the seat repair I oil the wood to bring it back to life. This is all included in one estimate to make things simple.

The easiest method of getting an estimate is to send pictures through text message to the phone number listed. That estimate is typically very accurate, but in-person estimates may differ a little depending on damage unseen in photos.

If needed, I also offer a fee-based pick-up and delivery service, within a reasonable distance from my shop.

Thank you, and I look forward to bringing a new life to your cane furniture.

Corporate Member of The SeatWeavers’ Guild, Inc.®

(8/13/25 OH-TC) (2/3/24 IN)

Wellfleet Chair Caning specializes in Hand and French Caning, Porch Chairs, Splint and Reed, Mid-Century Modern, Shaker Tape, and Danish Cord.

I have been involved in seat weaving since 1986, continuing a tradition that began with my great-grandmother in the 1920s.

Quality work and reasonable prices are my policies, not mere goals. I serve Cape Cod and the Islands year-round.

Business Level Member of The SeatWeavers’ Guild, Inc.®

(9/30/SUB-TC)

Supplying quality Seatweaving and Basketweaving supplies for over a century, since 1917!  Also repair all types of chair repairs, hand cane, cane webbing, Danish Cord, binder cane, Shaker tape, wicker repair, fibre rush, natural rush etc.

Regluing service, pickup and delivery available, also complete weaving supplies.

Remember, “A chair is only as good as the seat that is in it.”

Founding Member of The SeatWeavers’ Guild, Inc.®

(7/1/23)

Barbara’s Caning and Weaving, also known in the region as Broward Furniture Refinishing & Caning is located in Fort Lauderdale and has served Broward County and the surrounding area for over 25 years, reweaving chair seats.

Owner Barbara Marx, started weaving many years ago when she needed her own four chairs re-caned. She was living in New York City at the time, in the 1980s, and decided to learn the chair caning craft on her own.

Barbara liked caning so much that she later went into the seat weaving business, providing services of hole caning, pressed cane webbing, paper rush and repairs to wicker furniture, too.

Always up for a challenge, not only do we work on chair seats, but also love seats, benches, and even cabinet doors on yachts!

Our services also include repair and re-gluing of chairs. We do work for several local antique dealers in Florida and New York, too.

Call or email today so we can discuss your chair caning needs. Then we’ll set up an appointment and give directions to our shop!

(4/01/23)

Debbie Weckwerth Chair Caning is a home-based shop with over 30 years experience, offering all types of chair seatweaving, hand caning, prewoven cane, splint, porch cane and wicker repair. Sample patterns on display.

Easy one-hour drive from Minneapolis with a south-central location.”Quality work with reasonable prices keeps repairing your antiques affordable.” 

(3/1/23)

At American Caning Company we repair or replace almost all types of chair seat weaving; traditional, French, Star of David, Daisy, Snowflake, Spiderweb, plastic, and sheet caning with over 30 types and color matching.

Other specialties include; ash, reed, and oak splint, seagrass, Danish cord, paper and pre-twisted natural rush, Shaker tape, hickory bark, chair gluing, repair and restoration.

Call or email today to discuss your project and to set up an appointment!

Cottage Member of The SeatWeavers’ Guild, Inc.®

(6/1/23)

Natural Environments is a chair caning and seat weaving business in Waukesha County Wisconsin started in 1980.

I offer expert weaving in:

• hand caning
• pre-woven cane
• Shaker tape
• reeds
• Danish cord
• binder cane weaves

Your piece is not just a chair or just a rocker, it is a memory of gatherings with friends and family, and of hours spent rocking generations of babies.

I learned to weave on a child’s rocker and high chair which have been in our family for 4 generations.

I work with individuals, refinishers, antique dealers and decorators. And I take pride in restoring pieces to an attractive, useful state again.

Make your appointment by phone or email today and then send a picture to share with me so we can discuss your project.

(12/27/SUB-TC)

Sissel’s Chair Renewal provides furniture repair, cabinetmaking and chair seatweaving with quality work and attention to detail, since 1988. Specializing in Danish cord, hand cane, pressed cane, splint, Shaker tape and rush weaving. Pick up and delivery service available.

Minneapolis-based Norwegian artisan with 20+ years experience in repair and renewal of chairs with wicker & cane seats and backing, especially those from Scandinavia.

If you need an authentic restoration/reweaving of a Wegner chair or a Møller, perhaps? I work in conjunction with other woodworkers, cabinet makers, and high-end craftsmen in the area to offer the finest quality work on seating and related projects. Call or email today and we’ll work together.

Business Member of The SeatWeavers’ Guild, Inc.®

(11/10/TC)

WOVEN FURNITURE REPAIR–

JC Caning specializes in hand cane, pressed cane, flat reed, round reed, splint, fiber and natural rush, seagrass, Danish cord, and shaker tape.

Services include cleaning and refreshing the finish, minor repairs, and sealing of finished weave if required. Staining to match is extra.

Approximate estimates can be given from a photo but are subject to change as each project is unique and may provide certain challenges.

Pickup and delivery are available for New Kent County and surrounding area. Call, text or email to discuss your restoration and make an appointment.

Visit my website for more information, testimonials, and photos of completed work.

Business Member and Treasurer of The SeatWeavers’ Guild, Inc.®

(3/01/23)

Saggy Bottom Girls Caning has moved location! In August 2022 we moved our residence and business from Greenwood, Indiana to Salem, Alabama! We are now offering our chair seat weaving services in and around the Salem, AL area, which is 1 1/2 hours south of Atlanta between Columbus, GA and Auburn, AL. 

We specialize in cane, fiber rush, seagrass, flat reed, binding cane, and others.  We are a home-based family business and I personally weave each chair.  We also work with local restoration companies should your chair need structural repairs.

I started this business several years ago as a way to spend time with my dad.  People began asking me to fix their chairs with saggy bottoms and that is how the business began.

This is also how I came up with the name. It’s a play on the movie “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” starring George Clooney, and my Saggy Bottom Girls Caning seemed like an interesting twist to their Soggy Bottom Boys band.

Business Member of The SeatWeavers’ Guild, Inc.®

(4/01/23)

Chair Caning, Splint, Rush, Danish Cord, Rawhide, Rattan and Wicker Repair are the specialties of The Caning Shop Restoration since 1969. Chair caning and basketry classes are available, too.

Jim Widess, owner of The Caning Shop in Berkeley, CA sells chair caning and basketry supplies and is the author of two best-selling weaving books: The Caner’s Handbook and The Complete Guide to Chair Caning.

Honorary Lifetime Member–The SeatWeavers’ Guild, Inc.®

(11/01/23)

Harry Johnston, owner of HSJ’s SeatWeaving has been serving the greater Canton, Ohio area since 2009.

Services that HSJ’s SeatWeaving provides are the following designs and/or patterns:

• Seven step hole to hole cane in traditional hexagon, diamond and other patterns
• Chair backs in snowflake and spider-web designs
• Pressed cane
• Paper fibre rush
• Wide binding cane in herringbone and other patterns
• Danish cord
• Basket weave for chair seats

We provide the services of caning and seat weaving and also have the ability to stain and repair chairs if needed.

Contact today to discuss your project and set your appointment to get TLC for your cherished piece.

We do quality caning at reasonable prices!

(8/05/TC)

Carrie Weiss, owner of Black Swamp Seat Weaving, LTD, was taught to weave by her grandmother at the early age of 15.

Her grandmother patiently taught her to take pride in her work, weave the best she possibly can, and to continually challenge herself.

After 45+ years, she continues to do this to this very day.

Over the years since Carrie first began weaving, she has expanded her abilities to include ALL forms of weaving, such as, hand cane, blind cane, cane webbing, rush, splint, and wicker.

She works on weaving projects for individuals, museums, refinishers, upholsterers, interior decorators, and many others.

Carrie also treats every project with the care and meticulous attention it deserves, while taking on some of the most difficult projects.

Every project is a challenge that she is confident she will complete.

Not only does Carrie care about the finished project and the happiness it will bring her customers, but she also loves what she does, and it shows.

(11/05/TC)

The Randolph Chair Doctor, owned by David K. Peirce is a home-based artisan who, in retirement, learned the art of chair caning to repair a vintage family heirloom Lincoln rocker.

With a full-service wood-working shop, Dave can repair chairs and other pieces of furniture as well as providing hand caning in regular and fancy patterns, pressed (or machine) caning, porch weave with binder cane, blind caning, seagrass, Shaker tape and Danish cord weaving.

Preliminary estimates for weaving can be given based on submitted photographs, but a more accurate estimate will be given after physical evaluation at which time any repairs will be discussed.

All chairs leave the shop cleaned and rubbed down with a beeswax and citrus oil solution.

Cottage Level Member of The SeatWeavers’ Guild, Inc.®

(8/23/TC)

Angie Reid’s Furniture Refinishing and Caning preserves memories and brings old furniture new life! The business located on the border of Maine and New Brunswick, Canada, serves the Maritime provinces in both Canada and Maine.

I started my business after stripping and refinishing the stairs in my Victorian Era home. Shortly after launching my refinishing business, a neighbor brought me a cane chair in need of a new seat.

While learning hole-to-hole caning I discovered a talent and passion for seat weaving. I am proficient in hole-to-hole caning, sheet cane, French hand cane, Danish cord, rush and reed weaving.

In terms of refinishing, I restore heirlooms and breath new life into pieces with paint and/or stain. I specialize in custom colour staining and also wicker repair.

(2/1/23)