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 ...

CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio — More than rattan is woven into the chair seats produced by the Chair Caners of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. Their work is also entwined with effort, artistry, an appreciation of ...

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 ...

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 ...

It is a traditional craft which dates back to the 1880s – but was in danger of dying out. Now two young craftsmen are keeping alive the tradition of rush seat chairmaking in a line that has been ...