We had a wonderful time at the first gettogether of chair caners and seat weavers from across the country for our founder’s meeting of The SeatWeavers’ Guild in Nelsonville, OH on July 13-15, 2007!!!!! The […]
The SeatWeavers’ Guild Founder’s Meeting Read More »
18th ANNUAL WHITE OAKS CRAFTS FAIR — September 8 & 9, 2007White Oaks Crafts Fair, Woodbury, Tennessee. This juried event celebrates the traditions of split white oak basketmaking and chairmaking that have earned Woodbury the
18th Annual White Oaks Craft Fair, Woodbury, TN Read More »
A hickory bark seatweaving class will be held on June 2 & 3, 2007 at the Ozark Folk Center in Mountain View, Arkansas. In this class, the entire process of peeling and weaving a hickory
Hickory Bark Seatweaving Class! Read More »
This picture is of Cheryl Winter, weaving a hand-twisted bulrush seat at a class I taught at North House Folk School in Grand Marais, MN in February of this year. Just got done talking with
Hand-twisted Bulrush Seatweaving Class in 2008! Read More »
Our son presented us with this male cat last year, who has a really bad quirk of jumping up on my shoulder any time he pleases! I was posing for this picture showing the flexibility
Chair Caning Feline Helper Read More »
Are you maybe new to the chair caning profession, or have taken it up as a hobby? Feeling isolated and alone, need someone to “talk” to? Do you want to keep this heritage art craft
Seatweavers Join the Chair Caning Forum Read More »
In June of 2006, I traveled to England on a McKnight/Arrowhead Regional Arts Council Fellowship Grant. The grant allowed me to study how willow is grown and cultivated for basket making and also to study
English Chair Caning Needle Read More »
Ever since I began caning chairs way back in the 1970s, I have never tied knots on the bottom of the cane chair seats. What did you say??? No knots on a hole-to-hole cane seat
Chair Caning Tip — Cathryn’s No Knot Tying System! Read More »
