{"id":8764,"date":"2026-03-15T16:32:23","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T16:32:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westtisburylibrary.org\/publiclibrary\/?post_type=mec-events&#038;p=8764"},"modified":"2026-03-15T16:32:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T16:32:23","slug":"rush-or-chair-caning-workshop-introduction","status":"publish","type":"mec-events","link":"https:\/\/westtisburylibrary.org\/publiclibrary\/events\/rush-or-chair-caning-workshop-introduction\/","title":{"rendered":"Rush or Chair Caning Workshop Introduction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Join us this spring at the West Tisbury Library to learn the traditional art of rush and chair caning with instructor Fred Thornbrugh.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Participants will learn how to hand-weave a chair seat using traditional caning or rush techniques. Bring a chair you would like to repair or restore; a limited number of practice chairs will also be available.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Class Schedule:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Introductory Session<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Friday, April 17, 4-4:30pm<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Workshop Sessions (Fridays from 3-4:30pm)<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">May 1, 8, 15, and 22<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The introductory meeting is important for evaluating each participant\u2019s chair. During this session, Fred will assess what materials are needed and advise on any repairs or regluing that should be completed before weaving begins.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tools will be provided. Participants will need to bring their own weaving materials; after the introductory session, Fred will provide each participant with a list of recommended materials for their specific chair.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Space is limited to 15 participants. Sign up for this series by emailing <\/span><a href=\"mailto:wt_mail@clamsnet.org\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">wt_mail@clamsnet.org<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Free and open to the public!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join us this spring at the West Tisbury Library to learn the traditional art of rush and chair caning with instructor Fred Thornbrugh. Participants will learn how to hand-weave a chair seat using traditional caning or rush techniques. Bring a chair you would like to repair or restore; a limited number of practice chairs will [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8765,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"mec_category":[],"class_list":["post-8764","mec-events","type-mec-events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/westtisburylibrary.org\/publiclibrary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mec-events\/8764","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/westtisburylibrary.org\/publiclibrary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mec-events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/westtisburylibrary.org\/publiclibrary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/mec-events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westtisburylibrary.org\/publiclibrary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westtisburylibrary.org\/publiclibrary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8764"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westtisburylibrary.org\/publiclibrary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8765"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/westtisburylibrary.org\/publiclibrary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8764"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westtisburylibrary.org\/publiclibrary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8764"},{"taxonomy":"mec_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westtisburylibrary.org\/publiclibrary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mec_category?post=8764"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}