I’ve been having a great time the last week or so, harvesting and processing oat and barley straw for weaving bee skeps (bee hives). Luckily I have gathered quite a bit for this season, as […]

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1700s man chair caning

Remember this wonderful picture of a chair caning professional in the 1800s? A new page has recently been added to the site, listed under the Articles tab called, “Chairs to Mend,” that you might find

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What a beautiful day it is again this morning up here in the northland of Minnesota! These are the views out my back door and the side door to the garage/studio. This one below is

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This weekend my granddaughter Lily (featured in the YouTube video in the last post), and her parents are up here in northern Minnesota at their family cabin on Lake Vermilion. They will all be coming

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Here’s my granddaughter, Lily, when she was a year old, helping me with my chair caning! [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBltaD7mO5o&hl=en&fs=1&] Click here for more videos by The Wicker Woman https://www.YouTube.com/thewickerwoman

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