Course - Chaircaning & Rushing

Comments about Course - Chaircaning & Rushing - At the institution - London - Greater London

• Entry requirements
  You should check the level of this course to see if it matches your ability. There are no entry requirements.
• Course description
      This course is taught by a teacher with 30 years experience of teaching adults the techniques of chair caning and rushing. Bring a chair, frame, bedhead, cradle or stool which should be structurally sound, and preferably free of wood worm.
     
  Beginners are advised to start with a simple shape, a square, rectangular, trapezium or bow-fronted if possible.
      By the end of this course you will know:
      - How to use and store tools safely.
      - The Historical background of the crafts
      - How to prepare a project, which includes:-
      1 Recording any pattern and methods used on the old seating (if applicable)
      2 Stripping, clearing and cleaning.
      3 The preparation and harvesting of materials used in the class and where to source them.
      4 Selecting the correct materials by size, quality and colour.
      5 A choice of chair caning patterns to suit your project.
      6 English traditional and Continental methods in rush.
      7 How to seat a variety of shapes and curves.
      8 Seating a stool in a variety of patterns and materials including seagrass and cords
  
      Other techniques you will learn include:
      Blind
      Double
      French caning
      Close caning
      Chair cane webbing
  
      Machine-made sheet caning as used on some modern furniture not suitable for hand caning.
  
  Course Structure:
      This is a practical ‘hands-on’ course. Learners work on their own projects at their own pace in a congenial and industrious environment.
      Individual and group teaching with demonstrations that are optional.
      Students are advised to make personal notes by keeping a file on the techniques and methods used. Homework is given if requested and appropriate.
  
  Course resources:
      Books, handouts and samples A well stocked tool- box for students to use in the class Some storage space for projects Chair cane
  
  Assessment:
      Teacher feedback. Individual learning plans. Self-assessment using checklists. Learners are encouraged to help each other thereby reinforcing their new knowledge and skills
  
  Next step:
      Different patterns and shapes in the class; The Basketmaker’s Association’s Diploma in Chair Seating; working from home on commissions; the City & Guild’s Certificate in Basketry (which is a close allied subject).
  
  

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