The Woven Chair

• Author outreach online and via email blast to former students all over the country and in their own retail shop and school at Silver River Chairs in Asheville, North Carolina. 
  
• Outreach to Publisher’s Weekly and Library Journal. 
  
• Author social media campaign on Instagram and Facebook. 
  
• Outreach to print media including Fine Woodworking Magazine (150,000 circulation, Make Magazine (225,000 circ), Woodcraft Magazine (125,000 circ), Woodworker’s Journal (90,000 circ.) and others. 
  
• Seeking podcast appearances on Fine Woodworking, Modern Woodworker’s Association, Woodworking for Mere Mortals, and others. 
  
• Website promotion and book giveaways on The Wood Whisperer, Fine Woodworking.com, Woodworking for Mere Mortals, Canadian Woodworker.com, Woodworker’s Journal, and others. 
  
• Outreach to blogs and websites promoting woodworking, including Stumpy Nubs, Matt’s Basement Workshop, Canadian Woodworking, Fine Woodworking Online, The Wood Whisperer, Close Grain, and Modern Woodworker’s Association. 
  

The definitive guide to restoring and repair woven chairs from the nation’s only chair caning school and museum

Brandy Clements and Dave Klingler, the duo behind Silver River Chairs Center for Chair Caning, have co-authored The Woven Chair to bring their expertise in this ancient art to crafters. Each project is guided with in-depth instructions and step-by-step photography that demonstrates the complex beauty of each chair.

Discover how to bring old or damaged chairs back to life by restoring them and adding a personal touch with new fiber materials or weaving patterns that complement the style. Learn the techniques of a skilled craftsman at your own pace, from prepping the chair, gathering the necessary materials, and finishing just as you would in their classes.

Projects include restoring everything from iconic Mid-Century modern pieces, to more traditional Shaker Tape weavings and repairing laced cane chairs. The techniques you learn here will help you breathe new life into your heirloom furniture.