And so, their chair caning adventures began. Viola started studying her mother’s chair caning book, “Repairing Chair Seats with Cane,” published by Penn State. She learned the simple and effective ...

Question: I have two chairs identical to the canes shown in the photograph in the Home section [“Salvaged in Style”] from June 7. Could you send names of those who repaired the cane? Answer: The ...

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A. Don’t despair; chair-caning is not a lost art. There are two kinds of caning, says Cathryn Peters, who runs a Web site dedicated to seat weaving and wicker repair (wickerwoman.com). The original ...

If you spot a warped cane chair at the thrift store, you don't have to leave it behind. Instead, take it home and use this trick to fix the warping.

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