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I am now semi-retired and will NOT be accepting any further commissions,
but I'm still stocking white and raw riempies
November 2023 - just received 400 riempies from SA
See the 'Furniture for Sale' page for items for sale.
The landline is on answerphone due to the huge number of scam calls.
Please leave a message
or email:
suzandycrafts@gmail.com
or phone my mobile: 07790984824 and leave a message if I don't
answer
Opening times:
Christmas is coming faster than the speed of light.
Now we have 3 little granddaughters coming down with their respective
parents.
We need to
make preparations for that light!
Closed:
From 18th December 2023 to 5th January 2024
or email:
suzandycrafts@gmail.com
I can recommend some alternative seat weavers.
Especially, Brigitte Graham at Cane Corner, East Budleigh.
http://www.canecorner.co.uk
07561494983
Follow me on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/SuzandyCrafts/
And I have succumbed to Twitter:
@suzandy7 but don't ask me how I get a link
We sell South African Riempies. Both
white and raw.
Still have a large
stock of white riempies and 8mm raw reimpie but 6mm raw is almost gone.
Go to Mail Order page for details
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We have a collection of
childrens' chairs for sale in our small private showroom in Little
Glebe.
Viewing strictly by appointment.
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It's here; our new steamer chair.
This is the
prototype and totally unique.
Hand made by
Grant Newman of Newman Furniture, Camberly and finished and caned by us.
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I
was an Independent Phoenix
Trader and selling all their wonderful cards, gifts and stationery. Phoenix
has now gone out of business but I still have a good stock of cards at our workshop.
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About us |
Barleytwist chair is now sold but we have lots
more interesting chairs here at Little Glebe
See
Furniture For Sale page for further details.
Now a member of the
Blackdown Hills Business Association |
Susan (née Handy) - hence 'Suzandy' and Malcolm Routh; a
husband and wife team based in Buckerell, Nr Honiton, Devon
We moved from Maidenhead, Berkshire in May
2013 which has proved very popular with people en
route from London and home counties to Devon and Cornwall.
Susan holds a BA (Hons) in Furniture Restoration from
Buckinghamshire New University.
What do we do? Not any more!!
We replace woven seating to chairs, stools etc
using Cane, Seagrass, Danish and other paper cords and Riempie. We are also
able to make some repairs to Lloyd loom and 'wicker' and undertake a
very limited
amount of rushing.
Sue specializes in the exacting finishing
styles of French and continental caning and has a particular interest in
Thonet and other bentwood
furniture. She describes her methods of caning to be "historically
correct"!
We are able to carry out some structural repairs
and restoration using traditional techniques and materials.
To get an idea of the cost of reweaving a seat visit the
Information & Pricing
page.
If we can't fix it we can recommend someone who can. See the
Links page for other restorers and interesting websites.
I am gradually adding links to sites local to
us here in the South West. |
"Although
not the cheapest or the quickest we have been told that our
workmanship is second to none."
Replica Edwardian Steamer Chair
See
News page
for more details
May '14
Have now stained, varnished and waxed the chair;
I am now caning the seat and back. |
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What do we sell?
Furniture
Interesting antique and vintage pieces, mainly chairs. Especially
child/doll-size and folding chairs i.e. steamer chairs - the smaller and
more interesting the better, although we do have several larger chairs,
with character.
We always have a stock of small Victorian bedroom chairs which make
ideal occasional chairs for entertaining, especially at Christmas. But
be sure to put your most delicate guest on the most delicate chair!
All
items for sale can
be found on the
For Sale
Page
We also have a very large selection of chairs
that are "ripe for restoration" for those of you who would like to Do It
Yourselves. |
Fully restored sedan chair sold very
successfully at auction in Exeter.
See News, Events & Links page
for latest information and a growing
local link section.
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Where do
we sell it?
Buckerell - From our
workshop/showroom at Little Glebe, Glebe Farmhouse, Buckerell, Nr Honiton.
Please ring before visiting.
Shows
During the summer
months.
For details of all the above see
the
News
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Riempie
From South Africa.
What's that? See
Information & Prices page.
South
African Chair reseated with new white riempies
One from a set of 4
- Now Sold
Download
instructions for DIY riempieing |
What else do we
sell?
Materials
Cane: - hand, beading,
lapping and pegging
Seagrass, real
South African white riempies and raw riempie which is the same as
rawhide
We recognize that there are many of you out there who can Do-It-Yourself
but only need enough materials for one or two chairs.
Therefore we are happy to supply small quantities of anything that we
stock.
We also have raw riempie or more usually recognisable as
rawhide.
Raw rimpie is the
correct material for antique South African chairs. It is a little more difficult to use
but still easy as a DIY project.
Rawhide is the traditional material used on North American
canoes. We have both 6mm and 8mm widths.
Mail
Order Page
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A
magnificent late 18th Century chair with a new raw riempie seat.
Old Raw
Riempie on the chair above before it was re strung
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Jacquard Woven
Belgium Tapestry panels
Over the years many clients have expressed a wish to use
unfinished tapestry panels to make their own cushions (or take to
a soft furnishing specialist).
We believe that we have sourced the very best quality tapestries
and tapestry fabric available.
Summer Beaches |
Visit our Belgian Tapestry page.
The panels will
make into beautiful pictures with an added dimension.
The scope of use
for these unfinished tapestry panels is limited only by your
imagination.
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Mail
Order Prices
Now in Stock
Medieval to Monet
Flower Fairies to
Fine Art |
Cord seating and Rush Seating also available |
Books & Kits
See the Kits and Books
page for details
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A variation of the
snowflake pattern |
Joining new rush with a
half hitch |
Weaving the
standard 6-way pattern |
Environment,
Education and Aims
We have always promoted the green side of furniture restoration in
general and, seat weaving in particular. Antique caned and rushed
chairs were made when labour and materials were cheap; they were always
intended to be reseated thus keeping them clean and fresh for the next
generation.
There is now an environmental impact caused by the use of rattan cane
and seagrass in mass produced modern furniture.
For instance, the over use of rattan has caused problems of depletion in
the forests of Indonesia. Likewise, the over use of seagrass is causing
problems in the areas where it is harvested. As with turtle shell and
ivory, it would be a shame if these materials were no longer available
for antique furniture because of modern fashions.
But what could be more sustainable that
reseating a chair with rushes cut from the Somerset levels.
Invest in the future, recycle the past
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We now accept all major credit and debit cards for orders
over £10 + 2% for Credit Cards
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The Heritage Crafts
Association's president
His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales
At its Spring Conference on 19 March 2011, the HCA announced the
Prince of Wales as its inaugural President. |
The Heritage Crafts Association is the advocacy body for traditional
heritage crafts. Working in partnership with Government and key
agencies, it provides a focus for craftspeople, groups, societies and
guilds, as well as individuals who care about the loss of traditional
crafts skills, and works towards a healthy and sustainable framework for
the future |
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Beautiful
mahogany medallion back - before
- and
after
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Request
Please, if you copy ANYTHING from my website,
would you please have the courtesy to acknowledge from whence it has
come.
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Rushed Seat - before
- and after
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Waiting list is currently closed
Glebe Farmhouse, Buckerell, Nr Honiton, Devon. EX14 3EP
Mobile: 07790 984824
Email:
suzandycrafts@gmail.com
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