Chair Repair: Fiber Rush Seat Weaving

Got an old chair or stool that's in good shape but has a broken seat? In this class you can bring it back to useful life by learning the basic weaving pattern called fiber rush weave. You'll make a sturdy, long-lasting—and comfortable!—seat of rush weave using an all natural, paper-based fibre rush. Your instructor Janice will show you how to make tight, square corners, and perfect a figure eight weaving pattern.

You'll leave not only with a beautiful new hand-woven seat that will last for generations, but also knowing how to repair chairs in the future, or the rest of a set of chairs.

Date: Sat.-Sun., Dec. 12-13th, 9 AM - 5 PM
Instructor: Janice Meltzer
Class size (max.): 8
Attendance (min.): 4*
Skill level: beginner/basic
Prerequisites: none

Registration
HRMM Members: $315**
General Public: $350
Register By: Dec. 6th

Materials: $40 (price at checkout will include tuition and material cost)

*Classes that do not meet the minimum attendance number may be cancelled or rescheduled. If so, you will receive a full refund, or class credit, regardless of the cancellation date.

**We encourage you to become a member to receive discounted class tuition. You must be a current member on the date of registering to receive your discount. Please login to activate your member discount. To become a new member, please sign up here, or call 845-338-0071.

Instructor: Janice has sewn since childhood and started out teaching macrame, then caning until she went into upholstery. Eventually she combined the two (caning and upholstery) as a business. Janice has done wicker and natural rush. While she retired in 2015, Janice still enjoys teaching and demonstrating these techniques.