Massachusetts

I have been weaving since 1986. Cane, pressed cane, shaker tape, genuine rush, fiber rush, danish cord, porch rockers you name it and I’ve replaced it. Reasonable pricing call for estimate.

Cane, Rush, Refinish

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Chair caning, Rush seats, woven seats, basketry

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caning, shaker tape, danish cord and splint weave seats

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Specializing in hand cane and in business since 1989. Please see my web site for more photos of my work.

Hayloft Studio started as a small space to provide art lessons and periodically repair woven seats. As word grew of this hard to find service, the seat weaving began to command more studio time and space. An article was posted in the local newspaper in 2017 about the seat weaving done at Hayloft Studio which catapulted the volume of repairs coming in.
Hayloft Studio now dedicates a majority of studio time to seat weaving of all kinds and maintain a small number of private drawing students. Seat weaving and classes are led by Darcy Tozier, a graduate of Rhode Island School of Design with a BFA in sculpture. She was taught to weave strand cane chairs and rush seats by her mom many years ago and she has taught art to home-schooled children, after-school enrichment classes, and mini-courses at local charter schools. Darcy values community involvement and is a member of several local committees including Whately Historical Commission, and Whately Cemetery Commission.

I have been a custom furniture designer and  furniture refinisher/restorer for 20 years. In the refinishing/restoring side of my business, I have given new life to dressers, cabinets, tables and chairs, particularly caned chairs. I am a one-stop-shop for furniture refinishing and re-caning. For example, the chair pictured here is a family heirloom, that I completely refinished and re-caned. It was owned by my grandmother and used by my mother at her writing desk, so I can easily imagine how valuable each piece of furniture is to its owner, and treat it with the respect it deserves. I find caning to be therapeutic and rewarding, and realize I am participating in a lost art that is still very much in demand. I service customers across New England and beyond, and readily communicate long-distance and manage logistics. I respect Peerless Rattan as a company, and enjoy interfacing with them on behalf of my customers.

Seat weaving services with 35+ years experience, including traditional hand caning, French caning, Danish cord, splint and reed, porch chairs, mid-century modern.

multiple blue ribbons at Marshfield MA County Vca fair. 7-strand, rush, pressed cane, splint weave, rattan, snowflake, and more.