Chair Caning & Weaving Repair

Caning and weaving is one of the oldest chair-making traditions in the world — and one of the hardest to find done well today. When a woven seat fails, most chairs get retired. Retrophile offers a better option.

Jacob works with the full range of traditional weaving materials and patterns: hand caning, pressed cane, rush weaving, Danish cord, and wicker repair. Whether you have a single dining chair with a broken seat or a set of antique pieces that have been in your family for generations, each one is restored by hand using period-correct patterns and materials chosen to last.

This is exacting, time-intensive work — and it shows in the result. A properly rewoven seat doesn't just look right, it feels right and holds up to daily use the way the original was intended to.