“Traditional 7 Step Caning:Exploring Advanced Challenges”
Well, the 5th Annual Gathering of The SeatWeavers’ Guild®, Inc. is nearly here! Everyone is gearing up for one of the best Gatherings ever at Old World Wisconsin in Eagle, WI on August 3, 4 & 5, 2012.
Final Revised Schedule for TSWG 5th Annual Gathering
Please before traveling, be sure to print out the latest revised schedule, posted to the Gathering Schedule. The biggest change has been to the location of the Meet ‘n Greet on Friday, so we don’t want you to go to the wrong place!
5th Annual Gathering of TSWG at Old World Wisconsin
Rare Woven Chair Cane Seating Exhibit
TSWG attendees, be sure to bring along a woven seat chair or two for entering into our 3rd Annual Woven Chair Seat Exhibit: “Chair Seating: Over, Under, Around and Through,” which as always, is FREE and open to the public.
2011 2nd Annual Woven Chair Seat Exhibit-Noblesville, IN
1st Annual Chair Seating Exhibit-2010 Tillers International Michigan
The SeatWeavers’ Guild®, Inc. T-shirts
And be sure to wear your TSWG T-shirt in pride! Oh, don’t have one yet? You’re in luck, they will be on sale at the Gathering!
TSWG t-shirt front
TSWG t-shirt back
TSWG Restores Lincoln Cane Rocker for Old World Wisconsin
Besides demonstrating various kinds of chair seat weaving techniques our members will also be reweaving the cane seat and back on a Lincoln rocker for the Old World Wisconsin museum.
Walnut Lincoln Cane Rocker-before restoration
Very much in keeping with our mission and purpose, which is to educate the public about the craft and to perpetuate it so these techniques are not lost to future generations.
Drive safely and hope to see you all there in Eagle, WI at Old World Wisconsin. This is a public tourist attraction, so even if you are not a member attending our Gathering, you can still partake of all the fun stuff we are doing with and for the visitors!