How to Remove Strand Chair Caning There’s been some discussion over on my Chair Caning Forum in the past on how to remove a hole cane seat, easily. So I thought that might make a good topic here on the Weavin’ Wicker Woman blog. This page might contain affiliate links. In the event …
I’m heading out the door in just a few minutes for teaching a three-day chair caning workshop at North House Folk School in Grand Marais, MN. But before I leave home am printing out the Chair Caning Instructions page of my website, using the Printer Friendly tab for my students to use in …
Are you confused about what type of woven chair seat you have? Is all seat weaving called, “caning”? Help is on the way! The resounding technical answer to that question is, “No” all chair seat weaving is not called, “caning.” There are numerous types of weaving techniques and materials that make up chair seat …
Quick and easy way to choose the right size cane for your project Are you confused as to what size chair cane you need for your next project? There are a lot of different chair cane gauges and sizes used in chair cane weaving. So, how do you determine what size chair cane to use …
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#CaneSpotting Vintage Ballonoff Hot Mats All you chair nerds will be happy for the score I just made while out scouring the antique stores and second-hand shops! Sometime last winter in 2011 I purchased three vintage chair cane motif trivets or hot mats at a thrift shop nearby called, Rick’s Relics in Tower, Minnesota. …
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Chair Caning as a Hobby or Business? Are you new to the chair caning craft? Maybe you’ve just taken it up as a hobby or have you decided to make chair caning your part-time or full-time business profession? Been struggling with the “little things” and need some helpful pointers or chair caning tips to …
Whether the seat is round, trapezoidal or horseshoe-shaped, several of us “old-timers” have learned how to take shortcuts and use the strands of cane to their best advantage and are sharing our techniques. The how and why of skipping holes Occasionally I will skip a hole and go into another one nearby to complete that …
TUESDAY WEAVING TIPS–Revised Cane Webbing Tutorial Page Today’s tip is an update on a How-to page I posted many months ago here on WickerWoman.com under the Articles index page, FREE “How-to Install Cane Webbing” Instructions. Although I had this article accepted and posted for several years on eHow.com, when they changed their writer’s policies a …
