We all had a great time at the rush seat weaving class at North House Folk School in Grand Marais, Minnesota, August 19-20, 2015. Most of the time we had great weather, but it did […]
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#Throwback Thursday–Here are a few pix of my first paper rush chair seat that I wove in 1975! Little did I know then that I would still be in this heritage craft business, helping others
Cathryn’s First paper rush chair seat Read More »
Throw-back Thursdays–These photos of me weaving hand-twisted cattail rush seats were taken in 1982 when I already had about six years weaving the hand-twisted rush under my belt. As you might have guessed from the
Hand-twisted cattail rush-Throwback Read More »
Over the last few weeks I’ve had a lot of people asking me why I haven’t been posting and when will I resume my normal schedule. Where oh where are those WickerWoman chair caning posts,
Will the real WickerWoman please show her face? Read More »
This is the last day of the chair caning classes at North House Folk School in Grand Marais and the temperature was again pretty cold at 14 degrees. But the sun is shining brightly again
Caning Class Last Day at North House Read More »
A girl can change her mind, can’t she? Well, as all of you women out there know, we CAN change our minds and I’ve just done that concerning teaching and exhibiting this year! Basketweaving and
Chair Caning and Antler Basket Classes–Fall 2014 Read More »
I’ve always been fascinated by and loved the Scandinavian, specifically the Danish Modern furniture from the 1940s-1960s, now called “Mid-Century furniture.” Usually made out of teak wood, it had smooth, clean lines and was actually
Caleb James Danish Modern Furnituremaker Read More »
Early on in my chair seat weaving career many, many moons ago, I was told by some old-timers that when you weave a twill design or herringbone design seat, the slant should always be
What’s Your Slant with Splints, Reed, Hickory, Cane or Shaker Tape? Read More »
