Cane Seating
What is a Cane Seat?
Hand woven Cane work forms a variety of styles and is threaded onto seats, backs and arm panels. The traditional pattern is created over 6 stages and is finished with a beaded edging or neatly pegged off. Cane seating is more delicate and requires a certain degree of care once restored.
Examples of Cane Work
Bedroom Chairs
These are typical occasional light weight chairs with a square or round seat.
Double Panelled
This is often seen on arm panels and some back panels. It is when there is a cane weave on either side of the frame and is therefore double-skinned.
Blind Woven Work
This is where the cane is hand threaded through blind holes around the frame but doesn't return and therefore the holes cannot be seen from the other side.
Medallion
This design has a wooden pendant or 'medallion' suspended centrally in the back panel.
Sunray / Sunburst
This design is where the back panel have cane strands radiating from the top or the bottom.
Pre-woven Cane Seats
These type of chairs have a groove and a strip of centre cane around the edge of the seat, holding it in place.
What Chairs Typically Have a Cane Seat?
Chairs that typically have a cane seat include:
Bedroom Chairs,
Balloon Back Chairs,
Bentwood Chairs,
Steamer Chairs,
and Marcel Breuer Cesca chairs.
We Have 40 Years Experience Weaving Cane Seats
This means that we can replicate and have over the years seen most styles of cane work, including the double Victorian pattern. We offer small patch repairs (if possible) alongside complete restoration of cane work.
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