CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio — More than rattan is woven into the chair seats produced by the Chair Caners of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. Their work is also entwined with effort, artistry, an appreciation of ...
PEABODY - There's a chair weaving company north of Boston that's giving people with disabilities the opportunity to be creative and make something beautiful. The Heritage Caning Company in Peabody has ...
Wayne Sharp likes to joke that he first learned caning, the art of weaving chair seats and backs, in an attempt to win over Vernon the "Swede" Eriksen, his wife's Scandinavian rattan-plaiting dad. "My ...
ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) -- Silver River Center for Chair Caning in the River Arts District is home to the only dedicated full-time chair weaving school and museum in the country. Co-owners ...
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Rolan Barrall’s house is cluttered with broken chairs awaiting his attention, and he has vowed to restore them all, eventually, even the ones tucked away in his old coal cellar. At 51 ...
KNOXVILLE — Marble Springs State Historic Site, 1220 W. Governor John Sevier Highway, Knoxville, will be hosting a hands-on chair weaving workshop taught by volunteer Lauralei Kassel beginning at 9 ...