Learn to Tape a Shaker Chair

If you’ve ever thought it would be fun to tape or re-tape your own Shaker chair, this is the workshop for you! Have you ever wondered how the Shakers wove those elegant chair seats without any ends showing?

You’ll learn to prepare a chair frame, calculate the quantity of tape required, plan a weaving pattern & tape the seat. You’ll even get a tool kit to take home!

Please bring your own suitable chair frame, which should have round-seat rails. If you don’t have a chair frame, you can help us retape one of the Village's reproduction chairs.

Students should also bring material for taking notes and chair tape. Chair tape may be ordered through shakersworkshops.com.

Instructor Dick Bennett was drawn to Canterbury Shaker Village in 2004 by his lifelong interest in woodworking. He has since served as a Museum interpreter, Shaker craft demonstrator, and workshop leader.

Registration required. Registration fee: $200.

You may also like the following events from Canterbury Shaker Village:

• Next month, 6th July, 04:00 pm, Music on the Green: The Jordan Tirrell-Wysocki Trio in Canterbury
• Next month, 15th July, 02:00 pm, Summer Special Tour Series: Behind the Scenes in Canterbury
• Next month, 20th July, 04:00 pm, Music on the Green: Peabody's Coal Train in Canterbury

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