Are you a furniture maker who wants to incorporate woven elements in your seating?
Need help with your chair but can’t make it to Asheville for a class?
Are you wanting to become a chair caner and have questions?
Decorators, Furniture Designers, Students, Hobbyists: A LOT of people call or email us for advice. We love geeking out on chairs and helping people, but we have so…many…chairs to weave, and a multi-faceted business to run.
We are glad to spend 10 minute on the phone with you for free, but please make an appointment. A 10 minute phone call actually takes half an hour when we are taken away from projects and have to prep the chair/video/our headspace. Donations are very much appreciated and can be paid through PayPal, Venmo, or send a check! Please keep in mind it is difficult to give advice when we can’t see your chair in person.
To expedite the process:
1. EMAIL photos of your chair to SilverRiverChairs@gmail.com before calling. Have SPECIFIC questions ready! Send photos and questions in the same email. Please do not send multiple emails.
2. In the subject line, please enter “consultation.”
3. In the body of the email, ask your questions. Please no photos in the body of the email. Attach relevant images to the email.
4. Tell me your availability to talk. We can take care of some things online but phone calls can be easier. Emails keep us away from chairs, writing, and shooting videos and generally produce more emails.
5. Give us a week to get back to you. We are often teaching or in the middle of a project deadline.
Consultation Fee $50/hour of phone time….anything >10 min but < an hour is $35
Join these groups on Facebook, you’ll get help a lot quicker than waiting for us to get back to you.
Cane & Wicker Restoration (It’s free & they are quick to respond)
The SeatWeavers’ Guild, Inc (become a member for $30)
WE HAVE A YOU TUBE CHANNEL where you can watch videos of laced caning, rush weaving, Shaker tape weaving, splint weaving, as well as various tips and tricks for Danish cord and how to pick a good chair for your first project.
Thanks!