Services
We do fiber-based repairs as well as restoration of wicker and rattan furniture. To retain the authenticity and value of any piece, we can recommend appropriate materials for your project. Custom finishes to match original patina or color are available on request.
Please note: We do not provide major wood repair or refinishing nor do we sell supplies.
Pressed Cane
Machine-woven panels of cane pressed into a groove around furniture item seat, back, or other panel. Pressed cane is held in place with a solid nearly spline.
Rattan
A tropical climbing palm that yields long, slender, tough splines.
Bulrush/Cattail
The twisted leaves of cattail plants. Also known as raupo (New Zealand).
Rush
A roundish cord/string-like material woven in a variety of patterns and materials. A traditional ladder-back chair is a common example with the pattern forming lines that converge at the center of the seat area from the four leg corners.
Wheat Wrapped Rush
Golden in hue and resembling wheat, wheat wrapped rush is actually a twisted seagrass wrapped in a thin naturally golden material.
Twisted Paper Rush
Three-ply brown paper twisted to resemble natural fiber rush. Woven onto chairs whose seats are constructed of four rungs. Traditional design for rush seats.
Danish Cording
Tightly wound brown paper which resembles rush. Comes in laced and unlaced varieties. Used mainly for Danish modern furniture by designers such as Hans J. Wegner. Traditional basket weave for mid-century modern designs.
Seagrass
Eel grass, tape grass or turtle grass that grows close to the sea shores in marine or estuarine waters. Traditional weave shown above.
Hand-Woven Cane
Cane strands woven through holes drilled in a wood frame. There are numerous sizes and patterns of weave in this caning category.
Wicker
Pliable twigs, branches, stems, and sometimes synthetic materials. Typically natural wicker comes from willow or osier.
Splint
Thin strips of wood.
Rawhide
Stiff untanned cattle skin.
Modern Materials
Currently on the market are a wide variety of woven furniture pieces featuring plastic and synthetic materials. Though we cannot source these materials because they are often proprietary, we have developed methods by which to work around and utilize what is available in new and innovative ways.