Chair Nerd Fall '24 Happenings & Classes
New classes - New newsletter format - Same Chair Nerds! In this issue: Oogle over mid-century chairs, see our work in a fancy magazine, and sign up for classes this fall.
Handmade Whisk Brooms ($100) - Sun, Nov 10, 2024 2pm-5pm
On the porch at the yummy Rabbit Hole Bakery/Sunny Point Cafe. It’s possible to make at least 2 brooms during this time. Tools are available for purchase so the newly addicted broom-squire can keep making brooms at home [$10/treadle, $15/broom].
Ages 12+. Moderate hand and shoulder strength necessary. Register Online: www.silverriverchairs.com/shop
ONSITE CLASSES @ SILVER RIVER CHAIRS
Rush Weaving ($350)
Wed-Thurs, Oct 16-17 10am-4pm
Splint Weaving ($250)
Fri, Oct 18 10am-4pm
Shaker Tape ($250)
Wed, Nov 13 10am-4pm
Danish Cord Class ($350)
Thurs-Fri, Nov 14-15 10am-3pm
Laced Caning ($650)
Mon-Fri, Dec 9-13 10am-5pm
Star & Reindeer Ornaments ($50)
Sat, Dec 14 11pm-2pm
2025 PREVIEW - CHAIR NERD SUMMER TOUR
[June 29-July 11]
Exploration of materials for chair weaving, an expanded version of our popular boot camp. We are amping up the nerding. Includes 3 footstools, 2 caning frames.
[August 17-23, 2025] –Appalachian Heritage Week–
Laced Cane - Traditional & Alternate Patterns
YOUTUBE CHANNEL - LATEST ADDITION:
SPLIT-RAIL DANISH CORD WEAVING
We made a new instructional video while also weaving a set of four Hans Wegner CH 23 chairs…and we photographed the process for our interminable upcoming instructional books. Multitasking? A bit…but taking full advantage of the chair gems that cross our path.
Subscribe to our channel to keep our instructional videos close-at-hand…umm, close-on-screen I guess: Silver River Chairs - YouTube Channel
CHAIR NERDS IN PRINT
Guess who popped up in the latest edition of the American Craft Magazine? Yep! We love our collaboration with Derek Hennigar of Ordinary Furniture…and our hard-earned photography skills. Ooooh Ahhhhh…so pretty
MIDCENTURY INVASION
We’ve tangled with a ton of these beauties in the past few months. Not complaining…more please.
Thanks for reading! You may notice a slightly different look from our previous installments. We’ve migrated to Substack where we hope to more-easily engage our newsletter community, put seat weaving in front of a larger audience and, eventually, share our hard-earned, professional skills via a subscription service. Thanks for joining us on our chair weaving adventures!
As always, we’ve been busy spreading the love of seat weaving, teaching classes on-and-off site, weaving our fingers raw and planning a year in advance while attempting to stay grounded in the present.