Restore and repair antique or worn-out chairs with this handy guide. Learn how to make repairs yourself and skip the high costs of professional craftsmen. With clear demonstrations of weaving patterns and processes, this book will guide you through preparing your chair, gathering tools, weaving, and finishing. Even beginners will enjoy success with easy-to-understand, illustrated, step-by-step instructions. Projects include cane seats, Shaker tape seats, and rush seats.

Rounds out this essential resource for crafters and collectors alike. Book jacket.

Provides step-by-step instructions for weaving chair seats from cane, rush, Hong Kong grass, rope, twine, and splints, and discusses useful equipment and supplies

"This book will detail the basics of making chair seats, from weaving with cloth tape, rush, or cane to simple upholstery with cloth or leather. Also covers chair repair"--

Give life to old cane furniture as well as weaving seats and backs for new pieces. Traditional techniques and new shortcuts make caning with wicker, rattan, raw-hide, and other materials easy. Useful charts detail how much fiber to buy and what standard lengths are available. "An excellent purchase for any size library."--Library Journal.

Since 1973, Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins have offered practical, hands-on instructions designed to help readers master dozens of country living skills quickly and easily. There are now more than 170 titles in this series, and their remarkable popularity reflects the common desire of country and city dwellers alike to cultivate personal independence in everyday life.