Date and time: Thursday, March 26, 2026. 8:30am - 5:30pm PST

Location: Online via Zoom; registrants will be sent a link via email prior to the class.

Cost: $154 ($64 class fee and $90 materials fee), includes shipping.

Number of students: 10

Instructor: Cathryn Peters

Student skill level: Beginning

Tools needed for class: Bath towel, scissors, dish pan or small bucket with water, spray bottle, paper & pen for taking notes. We strongly encourage you to have a second (smartphone) camera over your workspace for demonstration, questions, and problem solving. This greatly aids the instructor, as well as helping you. You can use the DIY camera stand, linked here.

Description: Have you ever wondered how chair caning is done? Do you like basketweaving but also want to try a different handcraft medium? Then, this beginner, hole-to-hole cane footstool is perfect for you. You will learn the art of weaving hole cane seats in an easy-to-understand sequence of steps, and once the basic techniques are mastered in class, you will be ready to conquer more difficult chair seats on your own.

Kit includes: unassembled footstool, strand cane, binder cane, 12 caning pegs, caning awl, barbecue skewer caning tool, and instruction pattern and handouts.

NOTE: Students must assemble the footstool and either paint or stain & varnish it before class.

Your finished piece will be 10"H x 13"W x 9"D.

Register online by clicking “add to cart” below.

The last day to register or to get a refund is Tuesday, February 10, 2026.

If the class fills, and you would like to be put on the wait list, email ColumbiaBasinBasketryGuild@gmail.com before February 10, 2026.