Nicholas Thaete, owner of Cane and Rush in Maplewood Mall, has a cure for memory loss — if you happen to be a wicker chair. It turns out that wicker, the generic term for plant material woven together ...

Garland resident Mike Turrentine photographed rush weaving or caning a child's rocking chair in his home. He twists freshly cut cattail reeds into a ropelike support for the chair.(Ron Baselice / ...

Lin Golombosky never planned on caning chairs for a living. The Willington resident had worked for 10 years as a union carpenter, a job she describes as the best years of her life. As time passed, ...

What: an event featuring 40 exhibitors and vendors; nature programs; live animals; a square-foot gardening workshop; demonstrations on butter making, cattail weaving, worm composting and darning; ...

Cathryn Peters got into chair weaving nearly 50 years ago as a favor to her mother-in-law and as a way to make some money while at home caring for her young son. From July 26-28, she will be one of ...