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Eileen
True Blue Farmgirl
1199 Posts
Eileen
USA
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 Posted - Feb 18 2005 : 1:41:36 PM
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Bramble ,Do they have a webb site? I am always on the look out for suppliers. Eileen
songbird; singing joy to the earth |
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bramble
True Blue Farmgirl
2044 Posts
2044 Posts |
Posted - Feb 19 2005 : 2:51:25 PM
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Eileen--- The site is www.caneandreed.com. The site is brief but informative and the service has always been great. I even called for help once in the middle of a chair and someone talked me through my dilemna! The basketry supplies have been good quality also. Hope this is another source for you!
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
6066 Posts
Jeannie
Florida
USA
6066 Posts |
Posted - Feb 27 2005 : 12:33:16 PM
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Hi guys, I am still weighing my abilities in attempting to re-cane my historic rocking chair myself. I have looked and looked at it, and I saw the caning kit online for 15.00 (thank you, Eileen).
Now I can usually figure things out pretty good, but I feel if I tried to do this chair back myself, it would be all too obvious it was my first try! I think I will save my money and have it done right, then try my hand on caning something that does not matter if it looks perfect or not! Your input has been very helpful, guys! It still sounds like something fun to learn. (I have never made baskets, either).
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mollymae
True Blue Farmgirl
694 Posts
Molly
Visalia
California
USA
694 Posts |
Posted - Jun 24 2005 : 9:09:26 PM
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It's been some time apparently since anyone has posted in this subject, but I wanted to share about my favorite chair. I have it in my 3 little ones' room, in the corner, perfect to sit in and read bedtime stories (right now it's the Lemony Snicket series, but I digress...) A couple of months ago I was on my way to Wallyworld and happened upon a yard sale (one of the first of the season here) and I had to stop because I saw the most beautiful chair that just called out to me "take me home with you!". It's fairly small (perfect for me, since I'm 5'2"), it is around 80 years old and upholstered in what appears to be it's original beautiful faded rose fabric, light yellow and pink roses on a very pale blue background. It's so comfortable and perfect, and I knew as soon as I saw it that it belonged to ME 
Cead Mile Failte,
Molly
"I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived." --Henry David Thoreau
**When life throws scraps your way ~ Make a Quilt!**
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bubblesnz
True Blue Farmgirl
291 Posts
helen
New Zealand
291 Posts |
Posted - Jul 20 2005 : 02:11:11 AM
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Have to say my favourite chair, would be my bed :) Nothing beats curling up with a good book and a coffee there, especially now as we are in winter.
Have had a favorite top I wore, till it was just embarassing, but cant recall a chair ever having grabbed me this way.
A great oak, is just a little nut which held it's ground. |
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MeadowLark
True Blue Farmgirl
2206 Posts
USA
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Posted - Jul 20 2005 : 11:51:51 AM
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Helen, Liked your post! I am the exact opposite, I like a bed to stretch out in in the summer to do my reading! I have a ceiling fan above it and it makes it cool and pleasant. The humming of the fan is soothing too. Sometimes I have a glass of mineral water and some lemons nearby, or iced herbal tea. I use a mister spray of homemade linen water for sheets that I spray on my face too! The heat here in Kansas is a killer right now. Line dried white cotton sheets add to the coolness. 
"Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I'll meet you there." Rumi, 13th century. http://www.xs4all.nl/~josvg/cits/sb/sb101.html |
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Mumof3
True Blue Farmgirl
3890 Posts
Karin
Ellenwood
GA
USA
3890 Posts |
Posted - Jul 20 2005 : 12:48:08 PM
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| I love all of the descriptions of favorite chairs! Mine is an old white metal hospital crib with a side removed. It sits on my back deck covered in an old quilt and backed with lots of plump pillows. Just the right spot for tucking in and reading a good book. It is also the favorite spot of anyone who comes to visit. They don't want to leave. |
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lamarguerite farm
True Blue Farmgirl
649 Posts
missy
Battle Ground
Wa
USA
649 Posts |
Posted - Jul 20 2005 : 2:32:48 PM
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Sorry about the new topic on one that was already started! I clicked on the wrong thing and didn't realise it until it was too late. I'm still trying to figure all of this out.
Blessings,
Missy
LaMarguerite Farm
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lamarguerite farm
True Blue Farmgirl
649 Posts
missy
Battle Ground
Wa
USA
649 Posts |
Posted - Jul 20 2005 : 9:36:11 PM
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My favorite chair is one that my husband bought for me on our anniversary four years ago. He decided to humor me and we went antiqueing together. I found a worn wicker rocker that was chippy and missing a few "threads". It has the original cotton/spring filled cushion and I keep it covered in fresh cottage floral looking fabrics.It sits on my front porch where the cats sleep when they think I'm not looking!! It reminds me of my husbands thoughtfullness every time I step onto my porch. It's a place to sit and take off your garden shoes after a long afternoon of weeding or caring for the animals. It often calls out to me to enjoy an iced tea and the peacefullness around me.
Missy
LaMarguerite Farm
-I relocated this post and someone told me I could delete the other, but wasn't able to find the icon to delete it.(sorry guys!) |
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Susie Q
True Blue Farmgirl
122 Posts
Susan
So. California
USA
122 Posts |
Posted - Nov 05 2005 : 8:40:07 PM
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I've got two chairs one is a seafoam green velour club chair that fits me. I'm 5'2" and in that chair my feet and reach the floor so I dont have the seat cushion pressing behind my knees. It's the one to cuddle up in. I just slip covered it in a rose chintz.
The other is and old wooden teachers chair. I used it for everything and have had it forever and a day. It gets moved from room to room - kitchen, back yard, porch, bathroom as I cook, sew, exercise, shave my legs, or as I do a hundred other things. If my back is bothering me I find I can sit in it the best. |
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
6066 Posts
Jeannie
Florida
USA
6066 Posts |
Posted - Nov 06 2005 : 3:49:39 PM
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| Susan - hilarious! A fave chair to shave your legs. Now, that is a favorite! |
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