In June of 2006, I traveled to England on a McKnight/Arrowhead Regional Arts Council Fellowship Grant. The grant allowed me to study how willow is grown and cultivated for basket making and also to study …
Ever since I began caning chairs way back in the 1970s, I have never tied knots on the bottom of the cane chair seats. I stumbled across a chair from the late 1880s that had …
Chair Caning Tip — Cathryn’s No Knot Tying System! Read More »
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, …
Chair Caning Experts Added to Furniture Repair Directory! Read More »
If any of you are thinking of some wicker furniture books to suggest to those that are giving you presents, take a look at the selection here on my Alibris Affiliate. There are some really …
Chair caning experts Tom and Kathleen Barnes, listed on the Furniture Repair Directory of WickerWoman.com, now have their own website! This husband and wife team, located in Brookfield, Florida have been reweaving and repairing chairs …
Thanks to Jan Noall, chair caning expert from Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, listed on the Furniture Repair Directory in the Seatweaving category and member of The SeatWeavers’ Guild, Inc.for this chair caning tip: When replacing …
Problem installing spline on a curved seat chair? Read More »
New Chair Caning Class on the Lake Superior’s North Shore Join us on the beautiful North Shore of Minnesota at the North House Folk School in Grand Marais, MN on Sunday and Monday, February 20 …
Well, I’m off this morning to do a paid weaving demonstration in Virginia, MN (30 miles south) at a local department store (Herberger’s) for their Senior Citizen’s Day, the first Wednesday of the month. I …