Chair Caning Class, Learn to Weave Seat Bottoms
What to know
BEGINNING CHAIR CANING
Taught by Mary Jo Harris
Ever wonder how a caned chair seat is made? Do you have one (or more) caned chair seats to replace? Then this is the class for you. Participants will hand cane a wooden trivet using natural strand cane to learn the chair caning process. Other topics that will be discussed include:
• the difference between the various types of caning
• the different types of caning materials
• the 7-step method of hand caning
• how to care for caned furniture
• chair caning resources
Length of class: 6 hours (not including lunch break) from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Skills needed: no prior knowledge of caning or caning skills needed
Students bring:
- small hand clippers or shears
- small rag
- spray bottle
- bucket or tub (in addition to spray bottle)
- paper for notes
- pen or pencil
- an awl or ice pick
Materials fee: $25 to cover cost of trivet kit. Kit includes trivet frame, caning pegs, natural strand cane, binder cane, and instruction booklet.
Teaching fee: $80 per student
Registration fee: $20 per student
Total cost of class: $125 per student
Register by calling (870) 269-3854. Registration deadline is August 20, 2021.
Class size: 3 - 10 participants age 12 and older
New to the Ozark Folk Center State Park, Mary Jo Harris has taught at the following venues:
Madison Knitters' Guild Knit-In and Neighborhood Knits classes (WI)
Madison College (WI)
Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival (Jefferson, WI)
Michigan Fiber Festival (Allegan, MI)
Wisconsin Craft Market (Madison WI)
The Fiber Event at Greencastle (Greencastle, IN)
Fiber Retreat (Jefferson City, MO)
Kentucky Sheep and Fiber Festival (Lexington, KY)
Iowa Sheep and Wool Festival (Colfax and Ames, IA)
Shepherd’s Harvest (Lake Elmo, MN)
Smoky Mountain Fiber Arts Festival (Townsend, TN)
Hoosier Hills Fiber Festival (Franklin, IN)
Olbrich Botanical Gardens (Madison, WI)
Midwest Fiber Frolic (Milwaukee, WI)
All Fiber Retreat (Door County, WI)
Susan’s Fiber Shop Winter Retreat (Columbus, WI)