Chair caning is a vanishing art. It is a way of weaving cane to produce a comfortable, attactive chair seat and back.
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In this blog, you'll look at popular styles, prepare the cane to use, maintain your cane chair, materials needed, and other seat options.
Van Dyke's Restorers
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What are the differences between chair cane and rattan reed and how are they used in the construction of wicker furniture and basketry.
Wicker Woman
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Tips on the care and maintenance of your cane furniture.
The Wicker Woman
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Use these simple directions to show you how to easily remove chair cane webbing.
Wicker Woman
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On-line catalog of supplies for chair caning, wicker repair, basketry and more.
Frank's Cane and Rush Supply
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Here’s an article and a video that takes you step-by-step on your journey to gathering cattail leaves for seat weaving or basket making projects.
Wicker Woman
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Follow these steps to prepare and process cattail leaves for weaving chair seats and baskets.
Wicker Woman
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Here is a video on how to cane a chair with cattails.
NancyToday on YouTube
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Learn a little bit about the history of Chair Caning, the art and craft of this weaving technique and even how to identify and repair.
The Wicker Woman
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A seven step method for chair caning along with advanced caning patterns.
Chair Caning
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A video of how to cane a chair - traditional method.
Wickerguru on YouTube
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Wickerguru continues the tutorial on how to cane a chair.
Wickerguru on YouTube
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Check out this video if you want to learn how to weave flat wide binding cane in the Herringbone pattern in a chair seat.
YouTube
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Learn how to weave a chair seat with flat reed in a herringbone pattern.
Mother Earth News
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This article is from choosing chair, to drilling holes to weaving.
WikiHow
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Step-by-step instructions for how to install can webbing to repair a chair.
Wicker Woman
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This handy wicker furniture painting article answers the questions most often asked about How-to Paint Wicker Furniture.
Wicker Woman
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What Is Paper Rush, Paper Wicker, Paper Rope?
The Wicker Woman
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Instructions on how to install pre-woven cane into the groove of a chair.
Basket Makers Catalog
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A video is using the pre-woven rattan method to repair a chair seat. Easy step-by-step instructions.
Wickerguru on You Tube
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This part 2 video continues the pre-woven rattan method to repair a chair seat. Easy step-by-step instructions.
Wickerguru on You Tube
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This beginner DIY blogger is going to show you two ways – the Easy and Stubborn Spline Methods – to remove pressed cane from a chair!
Everyday Old House
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A video on how to install a press cane seat.
You Tube
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To rush a chair the strands of rush are stretched across the seat and looped around the rails, moving in a counterclockwise direction, to fill in the seat. Learn this seatweaving technique.
WikiHow
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Video instructions on how to weave a rush seat in a ladder-back chair using fiber rush.
Peerless Rattan Supplies on YouTube
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Learn how to rush that chair seat with these how-to instructions.
Wicker Woman
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In this video learn how to weave a chair with paper fiber rush along learn tips and tricks for making your rush chairs look professional and not just suitable. Great for all levels of weavers.
Silver River Chairs on YouTube
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Pictures and information on the different types of seat weaving - hand caning, cane webbing, splint, rushes and more.
The Wicker Woman
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Basic overview of a variety of seat weaving techniques including chair caning, rush, splint, Danish cord and more!
Wicker Woman
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This blog has instructions for repairing a chair with shaker tape weaving.
Shaker Workshops
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Online Step-By-Step Shaker Tape Weaving Instructions for chairs, rockers or stools.
Basket Makers Catalog
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From beginning to end learn how to weave Shaker tape seats.
Fine Woodworking
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How-to article showing and describing the variety of woven chair seats, from different designs and patterns to materials used for weaving.
The Wicker Woman
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Learn how to weave a chair set with hickory bark.
The Basket Maker's Catalog
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Hickory bark, a traditional chair seating material, is beautiful and long-lasting. Learn how to weave a chair set with hickory bark.
Basket Makers Catalog
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Learn to weave a chair seat with this tutorial.
Using flat reed is an inexpensive and strong chair seat and will last for years.
Basket Makers Catalog
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