This lovely settee brings to mind porches in summer and sipping iced tea. Or maybe a sun room and lemonade! Unfortunately years of sitting on it had weakened the wicker seat. It was still together, but one by one the strands were breaking so it was only a matter of time until someone sat on it and fell through. It was brought to us as a preventative measure, so that no guests would have to suffer the embarrassment of breaking their hostess's furniture!
We came up with a simple solution which would not require a complete re-weaving of the seat (which would have been cost preventative and very time consuming). Instead of re weaving, we created a hoop in the same shape as the seat itself. Onto this hoop supports were fastened across in key areas, and then our sturdiest cane was used to weave a grid. This hoop was then 'sewn' to the settee's original seat frame.
In the photo below you can see the grid we wove, and the original spiral patterned wicker still underneath. Pretty neat solution right? The owner of the settee has a cushion which sits on top, so the grid will be hidden. This cushion was what allowed us to add structural support to the seat, without having to follow the original weaving style.
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