Hi all. So happy I found this forum :)
I have looked everywhere for some steps or direction for a novice to re weave 2 round metal chair seats and the table top. See pictures. Any help gladly apreciated. I dont care if its in rope or cane or anything for that matter. Thank you in advance. cheers Mal
I would not recommend this as a 1st caning job. That said, my approach to this type of caning is to "patch" small breaks where ever possible. Just get cane to match what's there and then weave over the breaks, over-wrapping far enough into undamaged areas so that friction holds everything tight. There are various tools that can be used to make this easier. An ice pick, or even a dull butter knife, to help work the new cane over the old cane. Making sure that everything (existing material and new cane for weaving) is very wet, and kept wet, while working. If that is not possible, my approach to these jobs is to carefully un-cane until I've figured out the pattern and the way the original caner did the weave. Then, hopefully with an intact seat as a guide, I would re-cane. I would not try to use another type of material for the seat. The original "seater" usually knew what would work best, and this is not a situation that would lend itself to another type of seat. -- All the best!
Mical