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Category: before & after

January 21, 2020

Chair Nerd Debut at Arrowmont, 2019. Part 2: The Class

Is it possible to fall in love with 7 people in a week? Yes it is. If your students are as badass as those in […]

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December 9, 2013

Unusual Rush Chair

“How long did it take you to learn how to weave chair seats?”  is a question we hear regularly from guests who are intrigued by […]

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March 28, 2013

The Return of The Beast

It was exactly 1 year ago today that we THOUGHT we’d tamed The Beast, a chair that took over 200 hours to weave the medallion […]

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January 22, 2013

Cane-spotting! The Inaugural Luncheon.

In the early days of my chair caning business, I came up with a cheer: GO CHAIR REPAIR! And a jingle: Chair repair, chair repair, […]

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April 2, 2012

The Taming of the Beast

WE DID IT!  Our most difficult chair caning project to date.  It only took us one year and 228 hours, but we have tamed the […]

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🪑🤓🤓s + shop dog teaching chair seat weaving, writing books on the craft, helping DIY on @silverriverchairs YouTube channel. Now in Weaverville, NC!

Our (supposedly quarterly-actually biannual) subst Our (supposedly quarterly-actually biannual) substack newsletter is out! Link in bio - plus some new shop pics/projects/shop dog stuff, a bit of #canespotting (pharmacy! & Aldi shoes) and quite possibly the best screenshot on my phone. Enjoy!
These were fun, for an exhibit in August, unless s These were fun, for an exhibit in August, unless someone wants to buy them before! The spindles are incredible.
🪑🤓s <<<<Scrolll<<<< for weaving opps! Summer & Fal 🪑🤓s <<<<Scrolll<<<< for weaving opps! Summer & Fall classes are live - and @visitweaverville is the place to be. Our new shop has ❄️ Climate Control ❄️ and our small town vibes are fun to explore. Walkable restaurants and breweries, a nature trail, craft galleries, AND CHAIRS GALORE. You know you need a craft vacation. www.SilverRiverChairs.com
I got tired of brown - what do yall think? I got tired of brown - what do yall think?
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