Do you know there’s a right and wrong way of weaving with strand chair cane? Whaaaat? There’s a wrong way to weave a strand of cane when chair caning? “No wonder I’m so frustrated,” you […]
Chair Caning Tip of the Day — Correct Weaving Direction Read More »
FRIDAY FEATURE–Recently Mindy King, Vice President of The SeatWeavers’ Guild, Inc., taught a splint seat weaving class at Woodcraft in Parkersburg, West Virgina. The kind folks at Woodcraft made a wonderful video documenting the restoration
Mammaw’s Rocker Revival Read More »
A while back I made a post about paper rush seatweaving and the perils of not stuffing the seats with cardboard or something else to protect the strands. I was having problems with my
Why to Stuff a Paper Rush Seat Read More »
Well things have finally settled down enough around here after my trip to the Marc Adams School of Woodworking in Franklin, Indiana last month, for me to post some of the pictures we took during
Chair Caning Class at Marc Adams School of Woodworking Read More »
Ever have one of those chair caning jobs where you’re working on a hole-to-hole cane rocker that simply won’t stay put when you’re trying to weave the seat? You know, when that blasted rocker keeps
Stabilize Your Cane Rocker with Spring Clamps Read More »
April brought two new additions to the National Furniture Repair Directory™ in the Seatweaving section. Welcome to the two new businesses in the Seatweaving section that are located in California. Tim’s Chair Caning is a
New Chair Caners added to Furniture Repair Directory™ Read More »
I’ve always liked weaving “post and rail” chair seats, ones that have rungs on them, because the materials and weaving patterns to choose from are practically limitless. Here’s just a small sampling of some of
The Versatile Post and Rail Chair Seats–Tuesday Tips Read More »
2010–Little did I realize that in the six years that my National Furniture Repair Directory has been online, would it have served so many people–customers as well as the advertisers listed there! Starting with just
Directory ™ on WickerWoman.com Celebrating Sixth Year Online! Read More »