Q: How would you describe precisely what it is you do? A: I guess the broadest term would be “seat weaving,” or natural weaving in general. At one time, the shop was very heavy into basket weaving and ...

Corn husk seat weaving is a skill of the past, but Island Farm in Manteo is bringing the craft back to life with expert weaver David Russell. From Sept. 10-13, visitors to the living history farm can ...

Lin Golombosky never planned on caning chairs for a living. The Willington resident had worked for 10 years as a union carpenter, a job she describes as the best years of her life. As time passed, ...

Chairs with woven seats have been under us for thousands of years. In ancient China, woven furniture was made from rattan vines, and in Egypt, dried rushes. Today, both natural and man-made materials ...

WESTFIELD – From caning chairs to hosting craft classes, the owners of the Seat Weaver have continued an upward climb in success that prompted a move to a bigger location just a year-and-a-half after ...

Rosalie Brown takes a firm hold on the small chair in front of her. Starting in a corner, she secures the rush material that soon will form a seat and she begins to weave the seat. She explains that ...

Many people know the ups and downs of retirement. Steve Ambrose, 68, knows the overs and unders as he repairs woven cane chair seats. Working out of his garage in the Avenues area in the west end of ...