WickerWoman.com is dedicated to promoting, perpetuating and advancing the nearly lost arts of chair caning and wicker repair.
You’ve come to the right place if you’re looking for resources and information on antique wicker restoration, seatweaving, basketmaking and more! Check out our newly redesigned and upgraded website!
“Weaving for Preservation, Education and Innovation.”
“Preserving a slice of American wicker history,
one piece at a time.”
Here’s some of what is in store for you on the site:
- Click on the What’s New? page first to see recent site changes and additions to the website.
- Find a furniture restoration expert on the National Furniture Repair Directory to refurbish your treasured family heirlooms or flea market finds. Categories are: Seatweaving & Chair Caning; Wicker Repair; Stripping & Refinishing; and Upholstery.
- Need Cane & Basket Supplies for that very important weaving project? Make your purchase from the supply companies listed here for all your chair caning and basketry needs. Order from these recommended supply companies, because The Wicker Woman does not sell supplies to the general public.
- Are you a creative weaver, but need a little help and encouragement or want to try something totally different? Sign up for one of Cathryn’s Classes in antler baskets, traditional baskets, and all types of chair seat weaving (caning, rush, paper rush, hand-twisted natural rush, splint, rawhide and Danish cord).
- Purchase one of Cathryn’s one-of-a-kind handwoven Antler Baskets designed for your home, cabin or as a gift for someone special. Or weave your own antler basket buy purchasing an Antler Basket Pattern authored by Cathryn. There are currently 17 various patterns available, with more coming in the near future.
- Learn how-to care for wicker furniture, how-to care for baskets, how-to rush a chair seat, and repair wicker on the Articles, Tip Sheets & Reports page. Currently there are ten topics to choose from, more will be added soon.
- Want to learn more about chair caning, rush weaving and many other types of seatweaving? Or have questions about wicker furniture, how-to paint wicker, how-to remove mold? See Cathryn’s answers to all these questions on the Wicker FAQ and Seatweaving FAQ pages.
- Find basket guilds, antique shops, rustic furniture makers, arts & crafts publications, basketmakers, home-based business, small-business, woodworking and more through the extensive Useful Resource Links!
- Did you get lost on the site? Take a look at the complete Sitemap found in both the top and left side navigation areas, for a listing of all the pages here on WickerWoman.com!
We hope you enjoy all the chair caning, wicker repair, and basketry articles and information here on the newly redesigned and updated site and will come back often and refer your friends to WickerWoman.com! Happy Weaving!
