Chair Seating
Techniques in Cane, Rush, Willow and Cord
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Recently reprinted, this privately published 192 page book in lay-flat binding is a comprehensive and detailed manual of chair seating techniques. Full technical details are given, this is no mere descriptive text, but an excellent reference to almost every chair seating method in use today. With over 400 photographs and drawings, this book is written by three of the UK's most knowledgeable teachers.

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Kay Johnson
The Stables,
 Braxted Park Road, Witham
Essex CM8 3EN

Olivia Elton Barratt
Millfield Cottage, Little Hadham
Ware, Herts SG11 2ED

Mary Butcher
6 Downs Road, Canterbury
Kent CT2 7AY
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Sample content from the book:

CANE

Caning simple shapes. Angles, circles and medallions.
Curved frames, blind caning and double caning.
Loom cane and different patterns.
Quick methods and renovation.

 

RUSH

English traditional methods. Simple Shapes. Continental Methods.
Problem shapes. Straw-wrapped rush seating. Orkney chairs.
Irish Straw roped chairs. Using artificial rush.

Willow,Close caning & Cords. Willow seating.
Whole willow seating. Skeined willow seats.
Close skeining. Open skeined seats. Close caning.

A seat woven with whole willow

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Danish Cords and chairs.
Stools and seats in seagrass and cord