Chair Caning and Seat Weaving

This course will allow you to gain experience in the art of chair caning and seat weaving. It is suitable for those wanting to work commercially, either as part of an upholstery or restoration business or for a hobby, as well as those with a chair they want to repair themselves.

Course aims and benefits:

During this course, you'll be shown the stripping down process and how to revive and repair the chair frame where needed. You will have the opportunity to learn a variety of woven seat techniques:

• Six-way traditional chair cane pattern
• Hand twisted rush seating
• Reel rush seating
• Seagrass woven seats
• Danish Papercord seats

You'll be shown how to peg the completed seat and apply a beaded trim if appropriate for the seat. Finally, the cane seat will be given a protective dye or wax.

By the end of the course, you will have learnt to:

• use a range of tools and equipment safely and correctly
• prepare chairs for re-seating
• select, prepare and handle materials to the best advantage for whichever teachnique your chair requires
• work the six-way standard cane pattern, placing settings, weavings and crossings appropriately anf interweaving all stages correctly
• apply six-way standard pattern to trapezium/bow fronted chair
• work beaded and pegged finish, securing all loose ends and trimming neatly
• work the envelope pattern for all rush seating
• basket weave, twill or maze pattern for all Seagrass seating
• Danish basket weave for Papercord chairs
• select and apply colours to finished acning
• apply loom cane to apropriate frame

It is important to let us know which style of chair you are learning so we can ensure the correct notes and materials are prepared.