PRESS RELEASE FROM SILVER RIVER CENTER FOR CHAIR CANING: The 9th Annual Gathering of The SeatWeavers’ Guild, Inc. brings the craft of chair caning to the Folk Art Center July 29-31. Asheville’s Silver ...

Cathryn Peters got into chair weaving nearly 50 years ago as a favor to her mother-in-law and as a way to make some money while at home caring for her young son. From July 26-28, she will be one of ...

A Chesapeake woman got some tips from her dad and jumped feet-first into making furniture. Kate Callahan wets a sponge at the utility sink in the garage of her home in Western Branch. She wrings it ...

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 ...

CHESAPEAKE — Kate Callahan wets a sponge at the utility sink in the garage of her home in Western Branch . She wrings it out hard before closing it around a long strand of fiber rush. The water makes ...

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 ...