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Materials Price List
Small Quantities Individually Prepared
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Seat Weaving Materials |
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Weights are approximate due to moisture loss
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1.7mm (No1) 2.1mm (No 2) 2.5mm (No 3) 2.9mm (No 4) |
Weight varies according to size of cane 2 packs needed for up to 100 holes. Usually 2 different sizes are used. Thinner for the settings and weavings (horizontals and verticals) and thicker for the crossings (diagonals). |
8 |
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Cane in Larger Quantities |
per 250gm |
30 |
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Wider cane for beading or 'lapping' or mending conservatory furniture 3.5/7mm, 4.0mm, 5.0mm, 5.5mm |
per metre Larger quantities available |
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00 |
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Centre Cane for pegging: all thicknesses available 4.5mm being the most common for pegging and 4mm for securing loom cane |
per metre Larger quantities available. Also thinner and thicker for basket making. |
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Loom or Sheet Cane - 45cm (18") wide |
per metre |
18 |
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Loom Cane - 60cm (24") wide |
per metre |
27 |
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Fine Weave Loom Cane - 3/8" 60cm (24") wide |
per metre |
30 |
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Close Basket Weave sheet cane - often used on shelving 60cm (24") wide |
per metre |
27 |
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Plastic Hand ‘Cane’ Great for canoe seats |
sold in 6metre lengths about 14 are needed for up to 100 holes |
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50 |
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Plastic Loom Cane 45cm (18") wide |
per metre |
15 |
00 |
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Plastic Loom Cane 60cm (24") wide |
per metre |
20 |
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Fresh Water Rushes from the Thames |
per bolt - 1kg Please email or telephone for details as collection preferred |
30 |
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Reel Rush Natural pre-twist rush on a reel. For the more experienced weaver |
1 kg will be needed to do a seat with slim rails up to 14"x16". A larger seat will need up to 1.5kg. | |||||
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Medium and Thick |
per ½kg approx ½kg needed for 9”x9” stool 1kg for dining size chair |
10 |
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per kg approx 1kg needed for dining size chair |
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3mm and 5mm diameter unlaced |
20 |
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4mm laced |
30 |
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per kg approx 1kg needed for dining size chair |
15 |
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Rotacane - A plastic 'centre cane' used for making baskets and trays. No longer made but we try to keep some in stock, both cream and buff, staking and weaving. Email or ring for details |
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We are able to obtain many different paper cords to reseat those little 50's and 60's chairs |
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Riempies Imported From South Africa Free P&P for orders over £100 (standard parcel rate) |
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White leather thonging |
Riempies are 5-6mm wide, approx 4-5mm thick, 1.5-2.5m long, averaging 2m. You will need 6-8m for a seat with 8-9 holes per side. |
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Raw Riempie Better known as rawhide.Ideal for North American style canoe seats. |
approx 2.5mm thick, in one or two continuous lengths 6mm wide
8mm wide |
4 4 |
00 50 |
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If you are looking for any particular material that you can't find here, please send us a sample and we will do our best to find a match or suitable substitute.
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| Kits & Bits | ||||||
| Caning Kit |
All the materials you need for one chair up to 100 holes, including Dryad instruction booklet and Malcolm's hints and tips. P & P £5.00 |
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Shellac flakes, pearl glue, grain filler, Vandyke stain, tak rag, wire wool & basic instructions for use. Just a few left at a reduced price P & P £6.00 |
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20" or 30" |
A long flat flexible steel weaving 'needle' with an eye at both ends. Used for French style caning and invaluable for curves. Used either singly or in pairs. 20" 30" |
6 7 |
00 50 |
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Golf Tees Wooden |
For holding the cane whilst weaving - or even teeing off per pack of 20 |
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50 |
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Hair - best quality curly cow tail (better than your average horse hair) |
4-5kg bag |
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| Cotton Wadding, Hessian, Scrim etc | Please email or telephone for requirements - | |||||
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Specialist Craft Booklets - Used to be known as Dryad, basic instructions for seat weaving methods. Available: 'Cane Seating' - This is included in the Caning Kit 'Rush Seating' 'Cord & Seagrass Seating' + 50p P&P if ordered separately
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'CHAIR SEATING' Techniques in Cane, Rush, Willow and Cords. Known as the 'Bible' of seat weaving, by three experts in their field: - Kay Johnson, Olivia Elton Barratt and Mary Butcher + £5 P&P if ordered separately |
25 | 00 | ||||
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'SEAT WEAVING' by Ricky Holdstock. This invaluable little book is packed with 150 pages of superb instructions. Materials covered include: rush, cane, paper (Danish) cord, seagrass. Now out of print, we buy them when we can and currently have 3 in stock all second hand but in good condition. + £2.50 P&P if ordered separately |
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THE CANERS HANDBOOK, by Bruce W. Miller and Jim Widess An American book which gives descriptive guides with step-by-step photographs for restoring cane, rush, splint, Danish cord, rawhide and wicker furniture. + £4.50 P&P if ordered separately |
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Postage & Packing
Please ring for P&P prices. Orders over £100 are post free (except books) |
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