Learn how to weave a chair seat with reed to retrofit and old chair and give it new life. Get started flat reed chair caning today for a fun and practical hobby. Every chair has a story. My favorite ...

While the craft of chair caning takes years to learn and perfect, Emily Uphill can’t help but think her skill at the trade might be a bit genetic, too. After all, she learned to weave cane and other ...

Wayne Sharp likes to joke that he first learned caning, the art of weaving chair seats and backs, in an attempt to win over Vernon the "Swede" Eriksen, his wife's Scandinavian rattan-plaiting dad. "My ...

FAIRHOPE, Ala. -- The city of Fairhope’s James P. Nix Senior Activity Center is offering chair caning and basket weaving classes in January for members of the Nix Center. Member Sue Heildelberg will ...

It has been more than 50 years since Mrs. Marie Brailey learned the art of weaving cane into sturdy, durable seats and backs in chairs. When she embraced the craft, it was only to busy her hands with ...

Possibly the only person in Coos County who knows how to cane chairs wants to pass along his craft. 'My knowledge came at least 25 years ago," Ross Turkle said.

Rattan is a natural material made from trees in the palm family, and it’s used to weave cane mesh for furniture. The best thing about rattan? Using it for furniture upgrades can give you a sexy 70s ...