WEDNESDAY WICKER WISDOM–Today’s topic is about creativity in using an old wicker material in a new innovative way. Well, it’s probably not so innovative, just different… A while back a customer brought in this small […]
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Do you have a problem getting those egg, melon, buttocks or antler baskets to sit flat enough so they don’t tip over or rock? Well, here’s my solution–wet the basket down thoroughly, then fill the
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As I’ve mentioned on this blog several times, PVC pipe (used for plumbing jobs) with caps on both ends, one glued and one free, works very well as a soaking tube for willow rods. If
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Here’s another good basketweaving tutorial, this time it’s by Jon’s Bushcraft.com on weaving with willow rods (or brambles in this case). Willow rods can be woven in the exact same manner as the brambles and
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Do you have cane seat chairs and want to know what’s the best way to care for them? Maybe the seat is sagging and you want to fix it? Chair caning help and advice is
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Ever since I began caning chairs way back in the 1970s, I have never tied knots on the bottom of the cane chair seats. What did you say??? No knots on a hole-to-hole cane seat
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