How to Weave Wide Binding Cane in the Herringbone Pattern

How to weave 6mm wide binding cane in the Herringbone pattern in a chair seat. Made by Ed Hammod of peerlessrattan.com, sellers of cane & materials.
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[@PaigeAnn-ti2fe]

I have been to KZbin University more times than I can count, and this is the best professor I’ve seen. I can’t thank you enough!

[@peerlessrattansuppliesllc7113]

Wow, thank you!

[@sarahbridges8183]

These instructions have been incredibly helpful as I’ve rewoven my mom’s 4 dining room chairs. Hopefully, Thanksgiving next year will be a bit less uncomfortable. Here are a few tips I’ve learned through trial and error. When wrapping the initial warp, it needs to be taut, not tight, but you don’t want the cane on the chair rail to move around. The last few inches of the weave are incredibly hard, but making the warp looser to start, just creates a mess. I found an angled butter knife with a pointed end, an awl, very small pliers, and a helper to hold the chair still are necessary to get those last few rows done. Make sure the weaver reed is long enough when you get towards the end, because the tools break it down and you’ll need to trim it back as you go. I suggest wrapping the tops of the front legs in painters tape to keep from scratching the wood with your tools. I also wrapped the ladder back in a towel to protect it as I worked. Over all this was a fun, zen project and I’m looking for more chairs to try in different patterns.

[@sarahbridges8183]

I forgot, it’s a lot easier to pack a row of weave after you’ve woven the next row. As long as the weave is tight along the side rails, you can leave a half in gap in the middle. You pack it down after weaving the next row. This has saved me hours on the last couple chairs.

[@peerlessrattansuppliesllc7113]

Thank you for all these tips! Enjoy your creations!

[@tamaramitchell9601]

These instructions are so perfect! I bought an old chair at a garage sale for almost nothing. The wood frame was in great shape. Glue joints were still very strong. I washed it, sanded lightly, and oiled it. Then wove a new seat with this video every step of the way and it came out absolutely perfect! I posted a picture of it on Facebook and friends are wanting me to do work already. I hadn't intended to do this as a side business, but I might! It's not that hard and it's very rewarding. Nice meditative work I did in my spare time on summer evenings on my back porch.

[@lonnieshelton9321]

What a great video. I found an old cane bottom chair in my wife's dad's old dairy barn and decided to try and save it. After clean up, re-gluing, sanding and staining, I used this video to weave the cane seat. It turned out great. Thanks!

[@jimb3093]

Thank you very much for the video. I ordered the cane from your website and received it just fine. I did my chair today. I had to replay the video many times and write down the weave sequence. As a beginner it took a few hours to accomplish but I completed the task. Thank you again.

[@carolsparrow9331]

Thank you for the video! I started the herringbone pattern but took it all out and did the New England porch weave. The seat of my rocker looks good, now on to the back of the rocker, hope I have enough material.

[@GypsyJourneys]

Fantastic tutorial!! Thank you so much!!! This was very helpful!

[@peerlessrattansuppliesllc7113]

Bethany W, I have never tried fibre rush in a herringbone weave, I'm not sure it would turn out like you expect. If you want to try, I would suggest using 4/32, it's maybe small enough that it might work for you. You will need one or two of the 2 pound coils to do a seat.

[@daviddickinson9803]

another technique I've discovered as the material starts to tighten is to use a piece of scrap reed/cane to guide the piece I'm weaving through; the friction between the pieces also works to help pull the strand along/through.

[@rpnelsonnola]

I am so happy I found this video. Thank you, thank you, thank you. I needed to see this done and I think I can do it. You just saved two well loved cane bottom rocking chairs from going to the dump. Just curious if there is something I need to know about purchasing cane for this project. Do you recommend a source for where to get and what to look for when buying the cane for the project? Thank you for teaching us.

[@maureenwatkins594]

Starting several chairs tomorrow! Thank you!

[@peerlessrattansuppliesllc7113]

You got this!

[@chs417]

awesome video, thank you very much for taking the time to teach us how to do it!

[@helenfurman411]

I have to thank you for making and sharing this video. I was impressed when I started watching and thought "I can do this", but after ordering cane and reading the pattern that came with it, I'm SURE that if I started there I would NEVER have given it a try. The pattern was for the same herringbone weave in 12 steps with 3 different ways of 'tieing off' the previous strand---including dental floss! It started from the bottom right which seemed sort of backwards and 'adding 7 or so strands as you weave toward the middle and losing 7 or more strands is you move to the other half', saying this was the traditional way it was done in the early 1900's (whoever heard of dental floss in the early 1900's?). The pattern says 'no part of this book may be reproduced in any form...................'---no problem there! Why make it so difficult? So thank you again for an uncomplicated video. I'm in the middle of my first seat replacement and it's turning out beautiful! Thank you once again.

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[@josephcofone8690]

GREAT INSTRUCTION! Thank you!

[@sophiarose8337]

Excellent directions and very good tips!

[@peerlessrattansuppliesllc7113]

I'm glad you liked it!

[@walterorejarena5148]

Thank you very much for the video. Excellent fabric, congratulations... Can you tell me the specifications of the material... What is the name of that type of cane (reed) you use and what is its width?

[@ticograndpa66]

Thank You very much! You are the Man! A Master Teach

[@peerlessrattansuppliesllc7113]

You are welcome, I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@paulfleming1782]

Hello Ed , You sent me some prices on using a herringbone pattern to repair my rocker ; now i can't find what you sent . I have been sidelined because i had to completely rebuild my MTD riding mower .......... with NO directions from their plant ! Anyway , i am now ready to resume this work . I believe you have a pic of my chair .

[@LisaS1]

Very interesting!

[@rumarao9502]

Superb

[@PaperBoatman]

Earlier today l came across a place in the market who were selling binding cane and fortunately came across your excellent video on how to do it. I just have one question...taking the size of chair your were working on... can you give a rough ball park figure on the length of binding weave for each chair. Assuming the strands were as one in length, what would l need?

[@peerlessrattansuppliesllc7113]

Small seats will take a full 500' hank, larger seats and rocker seats will take a little more than one 500' hank. The strands in a hank are all different lengths, usually from 6' to 15' long.

[@lisawallace3124]

How long did it take total to weave this seat?

[@cathyjohns]

Is it possible to patch a small area in the middle of the seat that has broken pieces? Or possibly just reinforce it from the bottom? Thanks.

[@scottcharb2596]

Nice video,, Would you do the back to a chair the same way as the seat??

[@edhammond2497]

Sort of, but I would take the time to weave the herringbone pattern on both sides of the back.

[@kejaritomeneticuantepe]

Thanks to teach us!! 👍😆

[@gabimar2357]

Beautiful 😍

[@peerlessrattansuppliesllc7113]

Thank you! 😊

[@suparnononotglobe3521]

Good

[@ianwidman2767]

you rock!

[@mikemccloskey]

Perfect! Thanks for the great video. One question. You mention during the first stage of the weaving process to not get it tight - leave it somewhat loose. Why is this? It seems that you would want it somewhat tight. Thanks

[@edhammond2497]

It gets pretty tight when you weave the strands in, plus when it dries the cane will shrink a bit, making it even tighter. If it's too tight at first, you will have a really hard time weaving in the strands.

[@mikemccloskey]

Thanks Ed. Hopefully start on mine in the next couple of days.

[@b.d.1755]

Big questions.. I have a heirloom New England rocker it had 3 coats of ugly paint that I have stripped, I am getting ready to stain and re weave the seat. The original seat was a caned herringbone. I have seen videos where the same chair has been restored using rush. Which material will last longer? Cane or Rush? Which material is more comfortable to sit on?

[@edhammond2497]

rush is not as comfortable to sit on, or as elegant to look at, but it may last longer and be cheaper to purchase.

[@czar89031]

How about using a construction line rope with multi color or paracord with different color,..??

[@edhammond2497]

Sure, you can weave a seat out of almost anything, give it a try!

[@jspyrogram]

So, if back and front are the same distance you don’t do the math? (Square foot stool)?

[@lolynunez614]

excelente

[@fuzzbutt2871]

I have wrought iron chairs I need to replace. Is it harder to work with the vinyl cane material?

[@peerlessrattansuppliesllc7113]

It's the same method, just a different feel to the material.

[@krystalewis5597]

Do you have this pattern written out?

[@edhammond2497]

No, but you can find it in books.

[@djallmax1]

ok muito bonito

[@peerlessrattansuppliesllc7113]

+Djalma Mendonca Estou feliz que você gosta dela.

[@nervousweaver3251]

This is such a beautiful piece and I appreciate you sharing this instruction. I found an old (but very study) wicker settee that is weather beaten and has a hole in one side of the seat and the back. I originally thought it was a mess and didn't think it could be salvaged, but when I cut away some of the covering, I found the frame itself is in pretty good shape. It looks very similar to the piece here: www.polyvore.com/outdoor_wicker_settee_230_pier/thing?id=36217446 Also, I want to refurbish this piece as a DIY project. Once I remove the damaged material covering the frame, what material do you recommend using for a piece this size (rattan, cane, fiber rush, etc)? Thank you in advance for your suggestions!

[@PapasPumpkinPatch]

It's hard to tell for sure, but it looks like it could be wide binding cane.

[@peerlessrattansuppliesllc7113]

It looks like it's round reed and binding cane.

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[@cesaralejandroherdel2499]

Cómo se llama el material con el que tiene la silla?

[@peerlessrattansuppliesllc7113]

Se llama caña de enlace de 6 mm de ancho, aquí hay un enlace a nuestro sitio web; peerlessrattan.com/product-category/binding-cane/

[@indugarg5481]

How to join two strands of cane?

[@edhammond2497]

At first you staple them, as you start weaving you can just overlap them underneath.

[@rozaliabacs6878]

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[@funvideos9729]

i am work to cane..

[@richiesubron5003]

Can you tell me which material is it please?

[@edhammond2497]

6mm wide binding cane peerlessrattan.com/shop/binding-cane/wide-binding-cane-6-mm/

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[@darnellsprmla47]

Woodprix is nice for that.