Oh the joys of stumbling upon a Chair Shop on your first day in a new city! Dave and I were ready to get out […]
2020 Chair Weaving Census
Big News! A Research Project on Chair Caning and Seat Weaving in the US People constantly tell me chair caning is a “lost” or “dying” […]
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 […]
Chair Nerd Debut at Arrowmont, 2019. Part 1: The experience
So I have a habit of over-joining, over-committing, over-helping. I used to say “time well spent it money not spent.” This was said when I […]
Chair Nerds On Location at Appalachian Center for Craft
Seat Weaving with Color & Pattern. June 5-7, 2020 We stopped by the Appalachian Center for Craft one foggy July evening on the way back […]
2020 Chair Caning Legacy Class for Educators at Arrowmont
LEGACY at ARROWMONT: Appalachian Arts for Appalachian Teachers FREE CLASS! July 12–18, 2020 ~ Deadline to apply: April 1, 2020 Last summer we taught hand […]
Weaving with Rawhide
Doing mostly restorations for 15 years, I tend to do the same chair patterns over and over (laced cane and rush being the most common, […]