Natural rattan cane
Cane webbing, cut for your project.
Rolls in every common width, spline matched to your groove, kits with everything in one box, and framed cane panels made to your exact size.
Chair seat repair
From a broken seat to like new in one afternoon.
Drag the slider. A seat kit has the cane, spline, wedges and glue for one chair, and our guide walks you through it.
Cane webbing by the roll
Cane webbing by the roll
Pressed cane for grooved frames, or to glue and staple behind a frame. Soak before use.
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Natural material: color and grain vary from roll to roll. Each roll is measured before it ships. Full details
Spline finder
Which spline fits my groove?
Measure the width of the groove in your frame and pick it below.
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Caning kits
Everything for one job, in one box.
- Cane webbing sheet
- Matching reed spline
- 5 hardwood wedges
- Wood glue, 4 fl oz
- Step-by-step guide online
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Made-to-size panels
Your size, framed and ready to fit.
For cabinet doors, headboards and dividers. Enter the opening size; we email a drawing to approve before we cut.
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We email a drawing with your final size to approve before we cut. Need more than 10, or a bigger size? Ask for a trade quote.
Everything for caning and seat weaving
Ten collections, from pressed cane to Danish cord.
- Natural Cane WebbingPressed cane in four weaves, every roll measured
- Synthetic Cane Webbing (PE)The cane look for patios, bathrooms and boats
- Cane Panels and SheetsFramed panels and cut sheets, made to your size
- Reed SplineEvery groove size from #6.5 to #11
- Chair Caning KitsThe materials for one project in one box
- Strand Cane for Hand CaningStrand cane in six widths, superfine to common
- Seat Weaving Cord and RushCord and rush for woven chair seats
- Basket Weaving ReedRound, flat and smoked reed, sold by the pound
- Caning ToolsReusable tools for seats, doors and wicker
- Outdoor Wicker RepairPatch broken strands on resin patio furniture
How to cane
Pressed caning in four steps
Soak
Soak the webbing in warm water for about 30 minutes until it bends easily.
Cut
Lay it shiny side up and cut it about 1 in past the groove on every side.
Press
Tap the cane into the groove with wedges, add glue, then press the spline in.
Trim and dry
Trim the extra cane and let it dry overnight. It tightens as it dries.
Trade & bulk
Furniture makers, designers and upholsterers
Full rolls, cut panels in quantity and repeat orders. Tell us what you need and we reply with a quote.
Guides
All guides →How much cane webbing do I need? Measure and pick a roll
How to measure chair seats, backs, cabinet doors and headboards for cane webbing, what to add for grooves or stapling, and which roll to buy.
How to measure a spline groove for a cane seat
Measure groove width with a drill bit, calipers or old spline, then the groove length and seat opening, and cut cane webbing to the right size.
Reed spline size chart: which spline fits your groove
Match reed spline sizes #6.5 to #11 to your groove width, test-fit before you glue, and work out how many feet of spline to buy for a seat.
Questions
All questions →How do I know which material my chair needs?
Look at the seat frame. A groove routed around the opening takes pressed cane webbing held in with reed spline. A row of small drilled holes takes strand cane woven by hand. Bare rails with no groove and no holes take a woven seat of fiber rush, Danish cord or seagrass. Use the material the chair was built for.
What is the difference between cane webbing and strand cane?
Both are natural rattan cane. Cane webbing is woven by machine into a sheet that you press into a groove or staple behind a frame, so the weaving is already done. Strand cane comes as single strands that you weave yourself through the holes of the seat; it takes longer, but it is the traditional method for chairs with holes.
I am refacing cabinet doors with cane. What should I buy?
Most cabinet doors are caned by opening up the center of the door and gluing and stapling cane to the back of the frame. You can cut the cane from a roll of webbing, buy precut cabinet door inserts in matching pairs, order a made-to-size sheet, or replace the insert with a made-to-size framed panel. Choose herringbone if the contents should stay hidden, and PE cane for bathrooms and outdoor cabinets.
How do I measure for cane webbing?
For a chair seat, measure the opening from groove to groove at its widest and deepest points, then add at least 2 in each way. For a cabinet door or other frame, measure the opening and add at least 1 in on every side for stapling. Our roll picker helps you choose a roll from those numbers.
How do I find the right spline size, and how much do I need?
Measure the width of the groove with a drill bit shank or calipers. #7 fits a 1/8 in groove, #8 fits 3/16 in, #9 fits 1/4 in and #10 fits 5/16 in, with half sizes between; #6.5 is for narrower grooves and #11 for wider ones. For length, measure the groove all the way around and add 6 in. A 6 ft coil does one average seat.
How do I choose a strand cane size for hand caning?
Measure the diameter of the holes and the distance between hole centers, then compare them with the chart in our hand caning guide. Finer cane goes with small, close holes and wider cane with larger, more widely spaced holes. If you have a piece of the old cane, match it, or test a strand in your holes before you start.