All of you that are sitting on the fence and procrastinating on registering for and making your arrangements to attend the 4th Annual Gathering and member’s meeting of The SeatWeavers’ Guild, Inc., had better hurry! Deadlines are fast approaching and you don’t want to be left out and miss all this great fun! We’ve just posted a list of some of our members that teach chair caning classes and other types of seat weaving classes at basketry guilds, folk schools, community educat

Are you new to the profession of chair caning and seat weaving and could use some guidance and tips with projects? Or maybe you are a seasoned professional and would like to help out others by sharing your knowledge? Or maybe you just want to be “connected” with others of like mind that love, love, love this work. Whatever your reason, be sure to register to make posts and join in on the conversations on the The chair caning forum is for beginners, hobbyists and professionals

The SeatWeavers’ Guild, Inc. is now Likeable on Facebook.com with our very own Facebook Page! Now you can Follow us on Facebook by clicking on the Like! (thumbs up) icon at the top of our Fan Page. http://facebook.com/TheSeatWeaversGuild Please make some comments and leave pictures of your most memorable restoration jobs. And if you have your own blog, Facebook Fan Page or website, be sure to leave that as an attachment to a comment so it goes over in the Links section or ta

We’ve just posted a list of some of our members that teach chair caning classes and other types of seat weaving classes at basketry guilds, folk schools, community education, artists studios, and by invitation. Look around and see if classes will be offered in your area or if you can attend a workshop, convention or folk school in another state. Or if your historical society, attraction event, or art group would like to sponsor a class, get in touch with The SeatWeavers’ Guil

Well folks, it’s that time of year again to renew your membership in The SeatWeavers’ Guild! Dues are to be paid by July 1st for the next coming year July 1, 2010-June 30, 2011. Of course we always welcome new members too! Just fill out the membership application form and send your dues to our membership chairperson, Bonnie Krist. Her mailing address is right there on the handy PDF membership application form at http://SeatWeaversGuild.org/membership as are all the levels of

Students put their lesson into action as they work on chairs during class at Lions Park in Cuyahoga Falls. (Paul Tople/Akron Beacon Journal) Our very own founding members of The SeatWeaver’s Guild, Jan Noall, Sally Jackson and Lee Long were featured in the Akron Beacon Journal newspaper article on May 14, 2010 about their chair caning classes! The article highlights the trio’s weekly volunteer chair caning classes they hold at the Lion’s Lodge in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. For ma