Looking for webbing for a chair seat
 

I've had this chair (with no seat) for so long, neither the wife nor I can
even remember how we came upon it. I finally pulled it down out of the
garage, cleaned it up, and put some finish on it. Now, it needs a seat.
I'm not sure if "webbing" is even the correct term, but I'm looking for the
material needed to weave a chair seat. All I seem to be able to find when I
search is the cane or reed-type stuff (or nylon webbing for lawn chairs).
What I have in mind is more of a fabric strip roughly 1" wide. I'd
appreciate it if someone could point me in the right direction.

todd

Todd Fatheree wrote:
I've had this chair (with no seat) for so long, neither the wife nor I can
even remember how we came upon it. I finally pulled it down out of the
garage, cleaned it up, and put some finish on it. Now, it needs a seat.
I'm not sure if "webbing" is even the correct term, but I'm looking for the
material needed to weave a chair seat. All I seem to be able to find when I
search is the cane or reed-type stuff (or nylon webbing for lawn chairs).
What I have in mind is more of a fabric strip roughly 1" wide. I'd
appreciate it if someone could point me in the right direction.

todd



The last time I needed the webbing I found it at JoAnn Fabrics.

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Jack Novak
Buffalo, NY - USA

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"Todd Fatheree" wrote in message
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I've had this chair (with no seat) for so long, neither the wife nor I can
even remember how we came upon it. I finally pulled it down out of the
garage, cleaned it up, and put some finish on it. Now, it needs a seat.
I'm not sure if "webbing" is even the correct term, but I'm looking for
the
material needed to weave a chair seat. All I seem to be able to find when
I
search is the cane or reed-type stuff (or nylon webbing for lawn chairs).
What I have in mind is more of a fabric strip roughly 1" wide. I'd
appreciate it if someone could point me in the right direction.

todd


Proper terminology is "tape," I believe.

http://www.morrisonschairs.com/

If that's what you're after, a search with proper term should do it.

"Todd Fatheree" wrote in message
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I've had this chair (with no seat) for so long, neither the wife nor I can
even remember how we came upon it. I finally pulled it down out of the
garage, cleaned it up, and put some finish on it. Now, it needs a seat.
I'm not sure if "webbing" is even the correct term, but I'm looking for
the
material needed to weave a chair seat. All I seem to be able to find when
I
search is the cane or reed-type stuff (or nylon webbing for lawn chairs).
What I have in mind is more of a fabric strip roughly 1" wide. I'd
appreciate it if someone could point me in the right direction.

todd


I replaced the webbing in a rocking char last year. You can get the webbing
and the retainers at Rocklers.

"George" george@least wrote in message
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Proper terminology is "tape," I believe.

http://www.morrisonschairs.com/

If that's what you're after, a search with proper term should do it.



Webbing is also the correct term

http://www.rockler.com/ecom7/product...filter=webbing

"Leon" wrote in message
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I replaced the webbing in a rocking char last year. You can get the
webbing and the retainers at Rocklers.


http://www.rockler.com/ecom7/product...filter=webbing

On Sat, 07 May 2005 21:36:54 GMT, "Leon"
wrote:

Webbing is also the correct term

Not for the 1" wide stuff. What I think the OP is after here (if they
want it 1" wide) is tape and _not_ webbing. They want to form the
visible seat with it., not just support beneath the upholstery. This 1"
visually acceptable tape is rare and hard to find. As it's sometimes
known as "Shaker" tape, you can imagine the pricing rip-offs for it.

Besides which, on a seat you should use a cotton herringbone webbing,
not the usual jute webbing used in most upholstery. For the weaving
pedants out there I know that the herringbone isn't strictly speaking a
webbing, but it's how the trade describes it. Don't use the jute stuff
in a high-load situation on a seat or under springs, it'll stretch and
go baggy in no time.

The Rockler struff you posted the link to is rubberised and usually
known as "Pirelli" webbing. This is useful for simple lazy work on
uncomfortable armchairs, but it's no use on an upright chair. Again
you're asking too much strain of it and it will go loose fairly quickly.


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"Leon" wrote in message
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I replaced the webbing in a rocking char last year. You can get the
webbing and the retainers at Rocklers.


http://www.rockler.com/ecom7/product...filter=webbing

These people have just about everything to weave chair seats and the
instructions on how to do it.
Michael
http://www.hhperkins.com/

"Leon" wrote in message
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"Leon" wrote in message
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I replaced the webbing in a rocking char last year. You can get the
webbing and the retainers at Rocklers.


http://www.rockler.com/ecom7/product...filter=webbing

I did find that on the Rockler site prior to posting, but it wasn't exactly
what I had in mind. The stuff I'm looking for is designed to be wrapped
around a round spindle.

todd

"Andy Dingley" wrote in message
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On Sat, 07 May 2005 21:36:54 GMT, "Leon"
wrote:

Webbing is also the correct term

Not for the 1" wide stuff. What I think the OP is after here (if they
want it 1" wide) is tape and _not_ webbing. They want to form the
visible seat with it., not just support beneath the upholstery. This 1"
visually acceptable tape is rare and hard to find. As it's sometimes
known as "Shaker" tape, you can imagine the pricing rip-offs for it.

I did finally come across "Shaker tape" at
http://www.basketmakerscatalog.com/c...htm#ShakerTape.

todd

"Andy Dingley" wrote in message
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The Rockler struff you posted the link to is rubberised and usually
known as "Pirelli" webbing. This is useful for simple lazy work on
uncomfortable armchairs, but it's no use on an upright chair. Again
you're asking too much strain of it and it will go loose fairly quickly.

Actually I used this Rockler webbing to repair a rocking chair that had the
zig zag springs that kept breaking. The webbing has held up fine for a
couple of years now on a chairs that sees a lot of miles of rocking. The
webbing has not gone loose at all. If you have seen some that has gone
loose perhaps it was not stretched correctly when installed.