Course - Chaircaning & Rushing

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Course - Chaircaning & Rushing

  • Entry requirements You should check the level of this course to see if it matches your ability. There are no entry requirements.
  • Course description     This course is taught by a teacher with 30 years experience of teaching adults the techniques of chair caning and rushing. Bring a chair, frame, bedhead, cradle or stool which should be structurally sound, and preferably free of wood worm.
       
    Beginners are advised to start with a simple shape, a square, rectangular, trapezium or bow-fronted if possible.
        By the end of this course you will know:
        - How to use and store tools safely.
        - The Historical background of the crafts
        - How to prepare a project, which includes:-
        1 Recording any pattern and methods used on the old seating (if applicable)
        2 Stripping, clearing and cleaning.
        3 The preparation and harvesting of materials used in the class and where to source them.
        4 Selecting the correct materials by size, quality and colour.
        5 A choice of chair caning patterns to suit your project.
        6 English traditional and Continental methods in rush.
        7 How to seat a variety of shapes and curves.
        8 Seating a stool in a variety of patterns and materials including seagrass and cords

        Other techniques you will learn include:
        Blind
        Double
        French caning
        Close caning
        Chair cane webbing

        Machine-made sheet caning as used on some modern furniture not suitable for hand caning.

    Course Structure:
        This is a practical ‘hands-on’ course. Learners work on their own projects at their own pace in a congenial and industrious environment.
        Individual and group teaching with demonstrations that are optional.
        Students are advised to make personal notes by keeping a file on the techniques and methods used. Homework is given if requested and appropriate.

    Course resources:
        Books, handouts and samples A well stocked tool- box for students to use in the class Some storage space for projects Chair cane

    Assessment:
        Teacher feedback. Individual learning plans. Self-assessment using checklists. Learners are encouraged to help each other thereby reinforcing their new knowledge and skills

    Next step:
        Different patterns and shapes in the class; The Basketmaker’s Association’s Diploma in Chair Seating; working from home on commissions; the City & Guild’s Certificate in Basketry (which is a close allied subject).

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