Recommendations
Materials and tools
Cane and instructive DVDs:
Caning shell bodkins for sale:
These caning shell bodkins were made in April 2023 by Julian Stephens (jeweller, Brighton).
Based on the ultimate design by basketmaker John Excell (Somerset) … simple, smooth, efficient.
Available from [email protected] Tel: 0792 641 8523
£26 (cost price) + postage £2.25 (2nd signed for).
Clearing tool for removing old caning (often used with a leather mallet)
http://www.canestore.co.uk/index.php/tools-for-re-caning
Other Services
Website Design & Optimisation
For website design, hosting and optimisation I recommend White Rabbit “Digital marketing for the creative and ethical”
Upholstery
For traditional and modern, the delightful Sussex-based upholsterer Victoria Turner:
Upholstery | Victoriaturnerupholstery.com | England
Willow Coffins
Splendid, ethically made coffins. Here is Jake Whitcroft’s website: