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Hi, I’ve really enjoyed reading the forum, it’s been very informative. This is my first post to the forum, and it’s going to sound crazy. Has anyone ever heard of someone being allergic to chair cane? A friend of mine has been learning to weave seats for the last few months. She has been taking formal classes &...
more If you are searching for some good seatweaving, wicker, or basketry instruction books, maybe ones mentioned here on the forum, please take a look at the The Wicker Woman's Amazon Bookstore I will be bringing some of my reference books along to the Gathering at the end of this month, so those of you that have never...
more It's not too late to register for the 2nd annual SeatWeavers' Guild Gathering, July 31 to Aug 2nd. We will have "hands on" presentations: Mical W Carton - Blind Caning Tom Holtcamp - Mexican Rush Mindy King - English Patterns Cathryn Peters - Star of David Bonnie Rashleigh - Daisy Chain Wayne Sharp - Spiderweb Jill...
more I have searched the businesses on the forum site, but can't find the soft-wood wedges. Lee and I prefer the soft wood ones. Thanks-- enjoy , Jan noall
Please take a moment to look over the revised Introduction and Rules section at the top of the Homepage as soon as possible. I've decided to remove all the potential income generating ads to help support this forum as a paid format. My Google Adsense ads, Rockler, Hostgator, and Amazon book ads have been removed,...
more For the month of JUNE 2009 UNIQUE IPs: Low of 84 on the 28th High of 155 on the 3rd Average Daily Unique IP Users -- 120 PAGEVIEWS: Low of 294 on the 11th High of 1,148 on the 22nd Average Daily Pageview -- 567 Monthly Total Pageviews -- 16,470 ================================== AVERAGE DAILY SUBSCRIBERS: 166 TOTAL...
more Would those of you that are having problems receiving the Daily Updates by subscription to your email box please let me know who you are again? The Admins for the forum will be investigating to see what's wrong, so I need to submit a list of problem email addresses to them. You should only have to subscribe to the...
more Somewhere on my computer, I have the video that I took of Debbie Kinghan at the last Gathering when she used the clothes steamer to remove the spline out of a cane chair. I have other obligations right now, but will try to find the video and put it on YouTube as soon as possible if it's alright with Debbie. The Wicker ...
more Please see all the pictures that were added to our Seatweaving Forum photo gallery at http://www.PictureTrail.com/seatweavingforum Some are from David Dick (Lloyd Loom), Mitchell Webster (hole cane with problem corner blocks), Judi Richi (porch cane rocker finished) and Don (natural rush seat with covered inside...
more Look at the notice I received in my email from the PictureTrail album for the Seatweaving Forum's photo album. Way to go group!: Greetings! Here's the summary of image views* for your account: http://PictureTrail.com/seatweavingforum A summary email is sent out once a week. You can also review your stats in the...
more I just found another chair caner through a Google Alert this morning on "chair caning" from Sullivan Township, Ohio that does chair caning on a part-time basis. Interesting reading about how she began caning, as it's just the same as my bio. Wanted to make a bit of money to help support the family, but still be at...
more I see from the picture that there are deep pockets drilled for the screws which hold the seat on but if you're afraid of marring the finish I would recommend removing the screws on the corner braces and with a light hammer rap knock those things off. they are frequently loose on one or both sides anyway. The important ...
more Ok I just looked at the first few and it's hard for me to explain without actually showing in person... Donald - your rush seat can be done with either a scadinavian weave or the typical x weave where you fill in the front corners. There is no easy way to do these types of frames unless you have a pneumatic stapler....
more Cathryn I am doing a series of flat frame pretwisted rush chair seats that measure 12 inches in the back and 19 at the front thus creating a problem doing the last section of the front triangle. [vertical front to middle, as the front to back is full.] I am seeking ideas on doing the front in a more tidy way. Donald...
more the pre-twisted needs to be woven the same way you would a paper rush seat. Fill in the front until it measures 12 inches before weaving all 4 corners. Alternately I sometimes do a doubled corner on each front as I go around so that when the open area in the back is 7 inches or so the front is also 7 inches. this...
more How many of you PC users view websites through Internet Explorer browser and how many use Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari 4, Opera or Netscape? As you might know, they each render the looks of websites differently and doing the coding for IE is much harder than for FF. I use Firefox, (FF) exclusively now after being...
more Remember to pay your membership dues for the SeatWeavers' Guild and register for the Gathering ASAP. Cut off date is July 7th, I believe. See the flyer and registration form for the Gathering and membership form on the guild website at http://SeatWeaversGuild.org Hope to have a great turnout! Lots of advanced chair...
more I'm too excited to sleep! Folks have told me for years that I should demonstrate at Marietta, Ohio's Merchant and Artist's walk, (a Fri. evening event which happens during the summer once each month) But I could never figure out when it happens. Discovered that tonight was the night yesterday evening. Called the...
more The SeatWeavers' Guild Executive Board Meeting (plus 3 committee chairs), online tonight Saturday, June 13, 2009 at 8pm EASTERN Time. If you are a board member and having troubles accessing the online forum board, contact me ASAP. We MUST have a quorum to vote on topics. The Wicker Woman-Cathryn Peters...
more As of midnight Eastern time, you can go to Facebook and grab your own vanity user name! But hurry, they are going fast! Top of Homepage, click on box that talks about getting your own username. I got mine http://www.Facebook.com/cathrynpeters The Wicker Woman-Cathryn Peters-Angora, MN http://www.WickerWoman.com
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