“Woven Chair Seats Through the Ages” 2011 Exhibition
The second annual chair seating exhibit and display “Woven Chair Seats Through the Ages,” provided by members of The SeatWeavers’ Guild, Inc. (TSWG), will be free and open to the public on Sunday, July 31, 2011 from 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. in the O.V. Winks Building, Hamilton County Fairgrounds and Exhibition Center, 2003 Pleasant Street, Noblesville, Indiana.
This unique and rarely shown type of chair seat weaving display along with seatweaving demonstrations by the guild members is free and open to the public.
The exhibit is in conjunction with the 4th Annual Gathering of The SeatWeavers’ Guild, Inc., the first and only chair caning guild in America, and will be held during the entire three-day weekend Gathering for the members, then open to the public on Sunday afternoon only.
Bring your family and friends to see the old-time, traditional craft of chair seat weaving at its best and watch the various demonstrations of weaving techniques of bygone years. The intriguing demonstrations of various types of seatweaving provided by our members which will include: paper rush, wide binding cane, splints, rawhide, and more.
The SeatWeavers’ Guild, Inc. was founded in July of 2007 in Nelsonville, Ohio by seventeen enthusiastic chair caners. Then the next year in 2008, we held our First Annual Gathering in July also in Nelsonville, Ohio. TSWG is a national organization of about 70 members who come from several different states and Canada.
Each year the Gathering and member’s annual meeting is held in a different location, last year was in Scotts, Michigan at Tillers International, this year in Noblesville, IN and we are considering somewhere on the East Coast for next year.
If you are a chair caner, wicker repair specialist, cane and basket supplier, or simply a supporter of the craft, we’d love to have you join our organization. Go to our membership application page to join today.
Look here for more information and details about joining the guild, attending the members only Gathering, or to get information about accommodations for this year’s 4th Annual Gathering and Member’s Meeting.