Introduction to Chair Caning

Join Janice Meltzer in a basic 7-step class in caning seats: using a stool kit, we will learn about soaking cane and weaving it in a traditional pattern. This process can be applied to applications like canoe seats as well as chairs. You will have the option of bringing in your own chair or canoe seat to recane. If you plan to bring your own piece of furniture, please email us a picture ahead of time to make sure the project is doable. Send to the Wooden Boat School Manager.

Date: Sat., Dec. 9, 2023, 10 AM - 4:30 PM
Instructor: Janice Meltzer
Class size (max.): 8
Skill level: beginner/basic
Prerequisites: none

Registration
Household Member & Above: $144*
Individual Member: $151*
General Public: $166
Joint Instruction**: $75
Register By: Weds., Nov. 29, 2023

Materials: $50 (price at checkout will include tuition and material cost)

*NOTE: You must be a current member on the date of the event to receive your discount. Please login to activate your member discount.

**For an additional fee, students are welcomed to bring a second builder to the class. This is a great opportunity to learn and have fun together. A joint instruction ticket must accompany someone taking the full instruction who purchases a materials kit. Select the "Joint Instruction" option when checking out.

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.