WEDNESDAY WICKER WISDOM–Today we have a wonderful guest blogger here on Weavin’ Wicker Woman. Richard Saunders is a man that hardly needs an introduction since he’s already so well known in the antique wicker furniture industry. I’ve followed Richard through all his books, but I also remember seeing him on the Good Morning America television show back in the late 1970s or early 1980s. […]
Wicker furniture author and appraiser, Richard Saunders is offering for sale, brand new copies of WICKER FURNITURE: A GUIDE TO RESTORING AND COLLECTING (Crown Publishers; 1990) until his supply runs out. This is a 245-page, large format paperback book, which includes an 8-page color photo section, hundreds of black and white photos and lots of fascinating information on antique wicker furniture. The history of the […]
I’ve been going through some of the thousands of hard copy antique wicker furniture pictures I have in photo storage boxes, to share with you here on the blog. Today’s subject is a real cutie from the 1890s, it’s a totally woven Victorian reed wicker highchair. This reed wicker highchair has a wooden tray that can be flipped over to the back when you take […]
In this post, I am resurrecting a regular series I began in 2009, talking about one specific topic–Antique Wicker Furniture. Wednesday seemed to be a good day of the week to focus on this topic and so began the Wednesday Wicker Wisdom series of posts. Here are a few pictures showing some pieces from the various eras of the Wicker Furniture Industry that began right […]
I thought you might enjoy seeing some photos of the antique wicker furniture repair process that goes on when giving these grand old pieces some TLC. Enjoy these “before” and “after” shots and some “during”! Rarely did I take a picture after the piece was either stained or painted, for some odd reason. Guess I just wanted to highlight the restoration and wasn’t concerned with […]
Do you have some antique wicker furniture and you’d like someone to tell you what it’s worth? Or maybe you want information about when it was made and by whom? Or how about learning what the material is that was used when it was created? Then you can clean and care for your wicker furniture properly, once you know what the material is. Well, since […]
WEDNESDAY WICKER WISDOM — Weaving willow coffins I bet that title above for this blog post really took you by surprise, didn’t it? Well, yes willow coffins are being woven over “across the pond” in England and have been for many years. Here’s a wonderful video by my friends at The Somerset Willow Company, LTD for you to enjoy! If you are a long-time subscriber […]
WEDNESDAY WICKER WISDOM–Wonderful Wicker by Bonnie Gale Wow! Try reading and saying that title quickly three times in a row, bet ‘cha can’t do it! Bonnie Gale is a willow basketmaker, instructor and grower living here in New York, but is originally from England. She teaches her craft all over the country at basketry workshops, conventions and makes special appearances, too. Enjoy the video […]
WEDNESDAY WICKER WISDOM–Does your wicker need to shape up? Have the years taken a tole on your antique wicker pieces? Are they in need of some drastic TLC? Does your wicker need to shape up? Not quite ready to be relegated to the flower garden to act as a plant support like this one in the picture below? Now don’t everybody get your knickers in […]
WEDNESDAY WICKER WISDOM–What do wicker baby bassinets have to do with computers? Over the holidays I splurged and bought myself a MacBook Pro laptop, can you believe it? And after using a PC for over 15 years, this dyed-in-the-wool PC user is suffering tremendously. That change from PC to MAC alone is enough to make me want to pull my hair out. But there’s more […]
Welcome, my friend, to TWW! I'm Cathryn and I'm excited to share with you all I've learned about chair caning, wicker repair, and basketry over the last 40+ years. Let's weave up some magic together!
