Rush seating using natural rush starts off with fresh green/gold/beige colours (depending on the source of the rush) and over time the colours mellow. Commonly found on dining chairs and carver chairs; rush seating is created from twisted rushes, woven in a traditional geometric pattern.
Please send photographs of the chair to be re-rushed, showing top and underside, to mailto:louise@basketcaseweaving.co.uk or arrange to show Louise the chair by calling 0794 3577582.
As seen on the BBC2 TV show ‘The Victorian House of Arts and Crafts’, this is challenging work. Because of this it is only being taught and carried out by a few specialist crafts people.
Re-seating with English freshwater rush
Rush Seating Prices
Using fresh rush, 45p to 50p per square inch