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Month: August 2014

August 21, 2014

The Appalachian Chair Caning Tour

The ubiquitous woven chair seat. Most chairs are older than we are and will be here long after we are gone. They are found in […]

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๐Ÿช‘๐Ÿค“๐Ÿค“s + shop dog teaching chair seat weaving, writing books on the craft, helping DIY on @silverriverchairs YouTube channel. Now in Weaverville, NC!

All levels welcome. If you want to fix that chair All levels welcome. If you want to fix that chair thatโ€™s been needing some love for years or try out a new pattern, we have a couple of slots left in our #handwoven #chaircaning #workshop June 15-19. Sign up at www.SilverRiverChairs.com
Our podcast episode with #craftyourcommerce just d Our podcast episode with #craftyourcommerce just dropped! Thanks to Jamie & Liz for talking business, craft, community, and constant pivoting - link in bio - plan to binge all 4 episodes of this new venture by @mtnbizworks and come see us Wednesday June 3 from 5-7pm for a Maker Meetup hosted by Craft Your Commerce, with snacks and bevs and of course, lots of chairs - @5littlemonkeysquilting will be open upstairs for nerdy fabric and crafting essentials too! #chairnerd #visitweavervillenc
Walnut and red oak #rockingchair with hickory bark Walnut and red oak #rockingchair with hickory bark seat by Mark Kessler from Marshall NC, available for sale @silverriverchairs - made with all handtools off grid, except for solar powered drill press, all wood locally sourced- sheโ€™s a beauty! Message us for purchasing.
Calling all chair nerds, chair makers, and those l Calling all chair nerds, chair makers, and those looking for some additional income: Youโ€™ve got 1 month to apply for our @the_chairmakers_toolbox class September 14-25 - learn Danish cord, rush, splint & hickory bark weaving, chair caning, and Shaker tape weaving. This is a heavily discounted class and includes our new book, The Woven Chair, also business practices, design elements, and resources to create your home based business. I promise you will earn your class fees back in a couple of months with your new skills. Go to https://www.thechairmakerstoolbox.com to apply by June 18! ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿช‘๐Ÿค“๐Ÿค“๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿ’ช๐ŸŽธ๐Ÿพ๐ŸŒป
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