CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio — More than rattan is woven into the chair seats produced by the Chair Caners of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. Their work is also entwined with effort, artistry, an appreciation of ...

FAIRHOPE, Ala. -- The city of Fairhope’s James P. Nix Senior Activity Center is offering chair caning and basket weaving classes in January for members of the Nix Center. Member Sue Heildelberg will ...

Wayne Sharp likes to joke that he first learned caning, the art of weaving chair seats and backs, in an attempt to win over Vernon the "Swede" Eriksen, his wife's Scandinavian rattan-plaiting dad. "My ...

Many people know the ups and downs of retirement. Steve Ambrose, 68, knows the overs and unders as he repairs woven cane chair seats. Working out of his garage in the Avenues area in the west end of ...

Seat weaving is time-consuming, meticulous work, but Fred Goff, a retired operator of heavy construction equipment, loves every minute he spends caning chairs. “Cane” is the generic term for the hard ...

PEABODY - There's a chair weaving company north of Boston that's giving people with disabilities the opportunity to be creative and make something beautiful. The Heritage Caning Company in Peabody has ...