Replacing Cord on Danish Side Chairs  

price of black danish cord
based on US suppliers, i think you can get regular (natural color) laced paper cord for approx $11 for a 2 pound coil or approx $75 for a 20 pound roll. The black cord i sourced was from the UK was not just more expensive, but no bulk discount (perhaps possible though if buying a large quantity). the price was 16 GBP (british pounds) per kilo (approx 2.2 lbs) and 75 GBP for 5 KG (approx 11 lbs).
My understanding is that approx 2 lbs of cord will do 1 chair. so while the 16 per kilo is expensive w/ weak US currency (it amounts to approx $14-$17 USD extra per chair. ), i think in the grand scheme of the value of the chair, it's not a major cost. Just on a relative basis, it most certainly is. The other negative factor (in the US) is the cost of the shipping the cord from europe -- obviously a big cost factor as well. Again, if doing a small set, it adds a lot. in large quantity, it is incremental.
Cost/weight summary below:
£16 per kilo or £75 per 5kg roll.
1 kg = 2.2 lbs
5 kg = 11 lbs
1 gbp to 1.6 usd
16 gbp = approx $25
75 gbp = approx $120

gg
Is there some reason you didn't go with the mohair braid from that source?
And thank you for the source! I had not come across that one in all my hours and hours of searching!

Black cord suppler?
Who is your black cord supplier in Europe. I have looked for this in the past but to no avail. I didn't see a name of your supplier unless I missed it in a previous post.
Please post it.
Thanks!

Caleb James, this company in the UK stocks black cord.
http://www.seatweavingsupplies.co.uk/other%20seating%20cords%20price%20l...

Does anybody know... ...
how to begin?
I have all materials and tools for doing it, but I don't know how to arrange the first step.
Are there any tutorials on the net, if so I can't find it.
Thanks in advance and kind regards
Maria

go to the new thread
for the continuation of this discussion:
http://www.designaddict.com/design_addict/forums/index.cfm?fuseaction=th...

Flat Cord
gg wrote
yup, wool
The nice moller folks just enlightened me:
"The material was made from 100% wool and produced in Germany, but that factory went out of business about 20 years ago. Regarding the flat cord, it has unfortunately not been in production for the past 30 years. If you have any further questions, please don´t hesitate to ask."
But the idea of coloring the paper cord may work.
Thanks,
gg
Did anyone ever manage to find flat cord or know what material was used ?
Poang

Someone on the thread that you
started already answered this--no known source at this time. It appears to be out of production. It was 100% wool, as stated in the quote that you quoted. I don't think it's what you have on your chairs. Wool tape is essentially strips of wool fabric, very soft and drapey.

Hi - Re comment #43 above - the photo being used has been taken from my website without my permission, which is a bit annoying. I'd have been happy to share it if you'd linked back to my site! www.situponseats.co.uk
The photo actually shows a seat woven with natural rush, hand-twisted, rather than the ready-twisted stuff, and this is why the joints are pretty clear and sharp. It's harder to do with ready-twisted rush. In the UK, "ready tiwsted rush" aka "reel rush" isn't really rush at all - it's seagrass, twisted with a rush-type twist rather than the string-like twist we're more used to.
The word "rush" can mean different things, depending on where you live. In the UK, it's the common bulrush, Scirpus lacustris, but in the USA it's a member of the cattail family. You can read more about this on our site here: http://www.marshallmcgurk.com/SitUpon/rushist4.htm
If you're using ready-twisted paper rush, don't soak it, as it will dissolve if it gets too wet. What I do is to keep a plant sprayer handy, and as I work I spray a little water on each section that's going to be bent through 90º. You can spray the seat quite a lot without ill-effects, but don't wet the rush until you're ready to use it, or soak it at all.