About a month ago I posted this chair asking what I needed to fix the seat. It took some time go get the Danish Cord due to a shipping error but finally came this past week. I redid the seat portion, warps yesterday, wefts today. I'll to the back eventually - after my hands rest a bit, they are a bit stiff now.
Three pictures - One Before shot then two shots of After.
Also a link to the thread from last month. Thanks to all those that helped me get this project underway.
http://www.designaddict.com/design_addict/forums/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread_show_one/thread_id/18029/
peteremsley..
The only real pointer I have is to inspect the chair closely and figure out what had to be done last. Then un-do the original work in reverse, photographing each different step and transition. There are parts you'll think 'why did they do this bit this way?' then as you work backwards you get to a point and say 'oh, they had to do that bit in order to cover this part without exposing nails... or so that they would end with the cord at one end instead of another'. The photos came in immensely handy as I was trying to replicate the same weave pattern and spacing.
There are a couple nice threads about working with Danish Cord. Below is the link to the first. There's a follow-on to a second thread linked at the end of the first. I had read through these some time ago, and while most of it was not pertinent to this particular chair, they were educational and encouraged me to take on the project when it presented itself.
Lastly, this was not hard but it's time consuming and was a workout for my hands and butt bones (was setting on a short stool). I imagine a factory worker that did this day in day out had some tricks they learned along they way. Also some pretty darn tough hands.
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http://www.designaddict.com/design_addict/forums/index.cfm/fuseaction/th...
Well done!
I found that the best working height for the seats of these was to stand with the chair on a dining table height surface. For the back, I tied the chair in an open position and then tipped it back down with the top edge nearest me and the seat perpendicular to my work table top. Then I sat at a regular chair.
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