A. Don’t despair; chair-caning is not a lost art. There are two kinds of caning, says Cathryn Peters, who runs a Web site dedicated to seat weaving and wicker repair (wickerwoman.com). The original ...

WESTFIELD – From caning chairs to hosting craft classes, the owners of the Seat Weaver have continued an upward climb in success that prompted a move to a bigger location just a year-and-a-half after ...

Learn the traditional art of rush and chair caning with instructor Fred Thornbrugh at the West Tisbury library. Participants ...

Finding a cane chair in a thrift store can feel a bit like winning the lottery. The classic style works with mid-century modern decor and bohemian designs, and since it's thrifted, you're not only ...

A detail shot of a finished handwoven rush seat for a chair restored by Louise Herriott at her home in Dallas on Tuesday, August 21, 2012. Louise Herriott does caning and makes handwoven rush seats ...

LITTLE COMPTON, R.I. — Liz Cottrell, a Tiverton English teacher by day, turned her penchant for chair caning into a side business. Caning is the method — and lost art some would argue — of hand ...

This story couldn’t begin without telling you first of the craftsmanship that Sheldon Stowe has for caning (a method of weaving chair seats and other furniture). Caning is a craft that has been done ...

Bill Seleen, Green Bay, owner of Able to Cane, believes chair caning is becoming a dying art, but hopes others will carry it ...