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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!

Pippas 1st roadtrip to @penland_wood - yall! This Pippas 1st roadtrip to @penland_wood - yall! This is what an 8wk concentration with @charlie.ryland looks like 👏👏👏👏👏🪑🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓
Halfway through the month and thinking about rent! Halfway through the month and thinking about rent! Head over to SilverRiverChairs.com and get books, tools, and tshirts, or sign up for our community footstool class in May - rush weaving instruction includes handmade footstool!
Gotta finish within a year! Took this class with @ Gotta finish within a year! Took this class with @andy.d.glenn @pinecroftwoodschool last June. Met some good folks @eyal______ @neilahrendt among others. Had @handmademattersstudio help me with some pegs after class. Truly a group effort (mostly by Andy). Music by @thelocalhoneys seemed appropriate!
Some stolen screen shots from Andrea’s celebration Some stolen screen shots from Andrea’s celebration video - note the 3 seater Mace bench!!! - her cousin Ali works very hard to keep the @jamesvmillerasheville page full of historical photos….maybe we should all walk the James Vester Miller Walking Trail in Asheville? Or go to the library and see Andrea’s 300+ photos?
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