Do you have a family heirloom or newly discovered treasure that needs a little loving attention. Don't delay; contact me now for quality workmanship, at a fair price, in a timely manner. Chair Seats and Backs can be sent to Caning Calgary for around $50 see the shipping page on my website. Caning Calgary offers a wide variety of speciality weaving including:
Cane (Rattan), Danish Cord, Fibre Rush, Seagrass, Shaker Tape & Cordage
Outdoor Furniture Materials including Cordage and Webbing in multiple colours.
Out of town clients can post or courier woven furniture for repair. Please see chair shipping page for details.
Traditional Seven Step Hand Caning (with drilled holes)
Holes are drilled around the perimeter of the frame and individual strands of cane are hand woven through the series of drilled holes.
Cane Webbing, Pressed Cane, Machine Cane or Sheet Cane
Pre-woven sheet cane is set into a routed out groove on the top side of chair, held in place with a reed spline, no holes drilled in framework.
Chair Shipping
Most dining room chair seats or backs are removed by removing 4 screws, which screw up through a bottom or side of the frame and into the seat or back frame.
Danish Cord
These very Classic Danish or Scandinavian chairs had seats woven out of a 3-ply heavy twisted paper cord called Danish Cord.
Fibre Rush
Fibre rush is a tough grade paper twisted to resemble natural rush. Material is wrapped around the four dowels framing the square of a seat creating four triangles.
Shaker Tape Chairs
Shaker Tape is made of 100% cotton webbing. It is used to weave chair seats and foot stools in varying patterns. Shaker tape is available in many colours in 5/8" width and 1" width (403) 288-3395