I could not find a thread on this so I will start this one.
The mid-century scandinavian furniture that many of us love have now got a few miles on them. The cane used on some of these are starting to break. If you are like I am and plan to repair your chairs yourself, here is a little red flag.
A lot of the cane used in Scandinavia was of a different width than the common seating cane available today. Very much of the scandinavian cane seems to be 5 mm or even 7 mm wide (see picture). This is seating cane which is flat and not binding cane which is wider than seating cane but thicker.
In addition, Indonesia has put a restriction on rattan export. I am having a hard time finding the correct widths for my chairs, my Kaj Winding oak and cane chest and other stuff.
So you might want to think about sourcing before you jump into a purchase. OR if you know something I don't, I would appreciate it if you shared it. 
There is a whole (recent)...
There is a whole (recent) thread on re-caning Danish chairs. It discusses the varying sizes of cane.
http://www.designaddict.com/design_addict/forums/index.cfm/fuseaction/th...
The Country Seat sells
binder cane in 4mm, 5mm, and 6mm widths. They also sell hanks of binder cane that is 7-10mm wide but only in mixed bundles.
http://catalog.countryseat.com/seatweavingbindingcaneandslabrattan.aspx
Yes, binder cane.
In a traditional hand-caned seat with a hexagon weave, usually done in 1/8" cane or narrower, binder cane is the wider cane used around the edge to bind off the weave, so to speak. That's why you see it sold in 25' hanks, because not much is needed for those kind of chairs.
Swedish resource
Thanks to Spanky who as usual is consistently pretty right on it. One of my problems was trying to figure out what the Swedish word for stuff was.
Now, I have dug a bit on this side of the Atlantic and have some resources which might help those of us in Scandinavia.
"Binders cane" is what Danes call "Sjene" and Swedes call "skenor". It is readily available in 5mm which seems to be pretty standard. The embargo seems to only have affected some British? suppliers.
I have found a supplier in Sweden. He is in Göteborg. His telephone number is: 031-222920. No fancy, newfangled internet address for him. Just call.
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