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Degree
After three years hard work Sue has gained a First Class BA (Hons)
in Furniture Conservation and Restoration from Buckinghamshire New
University, High Wycombe. Details of the course are below. Please
contact me if you wish to know more or Paul Tear MBE at Bucks New Uni.
(Formerly Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College)
Summer term 2010
The University is now offering a Saturday course 'Introduction to
Furniture Restoration' and a 4 day intensive course on Furniture
History
www.bucks.ac.uk
Furniture: Conservation, Restoration & Decorative Arts
UCAS
Code / Course Code: W710
Qualification/Level: BA (Hons)
Mode of study: Full Time
Duration: 3 Years
Location: High Wycombe Campus
New Venture
Recognising that there
are many people out there who can do there own work but only need enough
materials for one or two chairs; a new venture is to supply small
quantities of cane etc for DIY. Larger quantities are also available.
Small packs, two of which are needed to complete a chair with up
to 100 perimeter holes. Usually 2 different sizes are used. Thinner for
the horizontals and verticals and thicker for the diagonals.
The weight of the packs vary according to the thickness of the cane.
Price £7.50/pack (2 are needed)
Sizes available:
1.7mm (No. 1)
2.1mm (No. 2) 2.5mm (No.
3)
2.9mm (No.4) 2.9mm
(No. 5)
3.5mm (No. 6) Beading Cane and larger width
lapping cane
In-between (Continental sizes 1.6mm, 1.8mm etc are available by special request).
Everything else that is needed to complete
your seat is available to order. I even have a selection of
bedroom chairs 'ripe for restoration'.
We stock plastic 'cane' both for traditional caning and loom cane. This
is remarkably like the real thing and is ideal for canoe seats and
radiator covers.
Click here for order
form,
payment by postal order or cheque with the
order.
Please make cheques payable to:
SUZANDY CANING & FURNITURE
Contact by
e mail
or phone for further information.
It has arrived: riempie, rimpy, riempy,
rimpie, rhympie - however you spell it, if you need some you will
have your favourite way and you will know what I am talking about.
If you don't know - it is a white leather
thonging, 5-6mm wide and 5-8ft (1.5-2.5m) in length, used primarily on chairs and stools from South
Africa.
Price - £1 per foot/£3.25 per metre
12-24ft (4-6m) should be sufficient for most seats
South
African Riempies
Please
e mail if you
are interested in receiving further information about any aspect of the
above or seat-weaving in general |
4th - 6th June 2010
Beale Park Boat Show
Lower Basildon
Reading
Berkshire
RG8 9NH
www.bealeparkboatshow.co.uk
Our first time at this event.
We will be taking our cane kits and some materials, including plastic
'cane' for canoe seats. Some steamer
chairs and childrens'/dolls chairs well as bedroom chairs which are ideal
as occasional dining chairs - for your most discerning and delicate
guests!
19th & 20th June
Barton-under-Needwood
Open Gardens
www.barton-under-needwood.org.uk
We will be demonstrating rushing in one of the gardens. Other
demonstrators will include:
A Basket Maker,
Weaver, Spinner, Wood Turner and perhaps a Blacksmith and a Stone
Carver from Lichfield Cathedral.
17th & 18th July
2010
Henley Traditional
Boat Rally
Fawley Meadows,
Henley-on-Thames
Back for a second year.
Come and see us and our
collection of steamer chairs, some ready for sale and some waiting in
the wings. And Morris too.
www.tradboatrally.com
Our 'pitch'
at the 2009 Henley Traditional Boat Rally
14th & 15th
August 2010
Royal Berkshire Festival of
Wings Wheels Speed & Steam
White Waltham Aerodrome,
Maidenhead,
Berks. SL6 3NJ
www.hdfairs.co.uk
The title says it all. Come and see our collection of classics -
chairs and cars, including Bubz, Morris and The Lady Rose
2010 HD
Fairs Poster |
