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 ...

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 ...

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Rolan Barrall’s house is cluttered with broken chairs awaiting his attention, and he has vowed to restore them all, eventually, even the ones tucked away in his old coal cellar. At 51 ...

ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) -- Silver River Center for Chair Caning in the River Arts District is home to the only dedicated full-time chair weaving school and museum in the country. Co-owners ...

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 ...

Mrs. Brailey continued to do her fine chair caning for more than 45 years, never with the thought that she was weaving history. She just loved the art and craft of it. It sustained her as, one by one, ...

Cathryn Peters got into chair weaving nearly 50 years ago as a favor to her mother-in-law and as a way to make some money while at home caring for her young son. From July 26-28, she will be one of ...

Chairs are getting a bad rap these days. Ergonomic desk chairs are making waves due to an increase in remote work. Some people have even ditched their chairs completely in favor of exercise balls and ...