Most Shaker Chairs were seated with cotton "webbing" by 1870. The instructions below represent one method of using Shaker tape to weave a chair seat. We welcome you to download or print these Shaker chair seat weaving instructions if they will assist you in restoring your original or reproduction Shaker chairs and other "rung" constructed chairs. If you are interested in restoring your dining chairs or counter stools with Shaker tape, we invite you to contact us for more information.

South Union Shaker Chairs made in 1979, reseated in 2011. Ready for another 30 years!

We call the basic pattern below, which is woven on all our "standard" chairs, a basketweave pattern because it is a simple, under-over process. This pattern is accomplished easily using the 1" wide Shaker Tape. To achieve the interesting woven chair seat patterns at the bottom of the page, a 5/8" wide Shaker Tape is used.

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