Mesouth 38 Report post Posted August 11, 2017 I have just finished my Queen Anne Writing Chair from my Guild School class with Elga Koster. She is a wonderfully talented teacher and a master at making jigs that help students achieve results! I finished my chair with Watco Danish Oil and then a coat of Briwax, which I have used frequently on real size furniture. The cushion is a Bargello pattern adapted from an Annelle Ferguson Pomegranate pattern. I adapted it by shortening the stitches to go over 2 threads to make the pattern a bit smaller. The support tape on the bottom of the seat was woven on a Greta loom in a Guild School seminar by Bonni Backe. (I could not post the picture of the underside of the cushion.) ;( This chair will be the desk chair in my Louisiana Plantaion bedroom at Aragon. The room is circa 1850, with a few "modern" upgrades in electricity. Martha in Louisiana Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WeekendMiniaturist 279 Report post Posted August 11, 2017 Congratulations on finishing your chair, and so quickly too. It is a fabulous accomplishment for student and teacher! I saw the underside on Petitpointers group today, that detail is not frequently included, but the straps are a fine indicator of the quality of the chairs in real life; your attention to detail is excellent! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ElgaKoster 540 Report post Posted August 11, 2017 I am so proud of you Martha, your chair looks great. I managed to upload your photo of the underside of your chair seat. Your woven tape is beautiful, I love how you coordinated the colors with the stitched chair seat. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MeezerMama 40 Report post Posted August 18, 2017 Martha, it looks wonderful! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CollieFeathers 64 Report post Posted August 18, 2017 Martha, That's so pretty. How did you curve the back slats? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rossywalo 1 Report post Posted August 19, 2017 Hi Martha, I'm fascinated by such a perfect piece. Congratulations! I wish I could take those classes with Mrs. Elga, I am very far away. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mesouth 38 Report post Posted August 26, 2017 Thank you for kind comments! CF, Elga's technique was to boil the cherry and place it in a curved form to dry. She prepared a dowel that fit into a crescent cut out in a larger piece. The cherry splat was sandwiched between the dowel and the larger cut out piece and held with rubber bands until dry. If that doesn't make sense I will sketch it for you. It worked very well, but we did make extras in case of breakage. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MeezerMama 40 Report post Posted September 18, 2017 On 8/25/2017 at 10:25 PM, Mesouth said: It worked very well, but we did make extras in case of breakage. I have been thinking about this, and I think that maybe a couple of us may have boiled our wood too long. Boiling it too long destroys the lignins in the wood and can contribute to cracking/breaking. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
