I am finally posting after lurking for a couple of years…
I had two chairs with cane seats that needed replacing. I decided to forgo using cane (harder to come by & more expensive) and use jute twine instead, for a more rustic look. Only one chair has a ‘before shot’ - I often seem to forget to take a ‘before’ photo…
Used the same ‘weaving’ method as cane, based a Youtube video or two, minus soaking the twine. The seats are holding up, though, I purposely put them where they don’t get too much use.
You did a great job on these! The weaving looks like it would’ve taken forever! How did you secure the twine?
Our dining room chairs are cane backed and every single one has a hole in the cane. They’re still usable, but you’d better not lean into the back. I’ve been meaning to do some sort of fix for a few years now, but I still haven’t gotten around to it, so I’m extra impressed that you made this happen!
It took a few evenings of weaving while catching up on movies I had missed. I ended up using a plastic tapestry needles, which made it much easier to thread the multiple strands of twine through the holes and saved my fingers.
The jute is knotted then dabbed with E6000 to secure. My second attempt, the little antique chair turned out better, and is more suited to the rustic look. The bistro chair (from Ikea?) was discarded by a neighbour because the cane was broken, but otherwise in decent shape, so I decided to experiment on it first.
They are holding up fine, but I wouldn’t stand on either to reach a high shelf, but then I probably wouldn’t do that with a cane seat either.
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