# Does anyone know where I can buy wicker (not furniture)?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [January 11, 2006, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-where-i-can-buy-wicker-not-furniture/339439 "2006-01-11T04:13:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![Agent\_Foxtrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2006, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-where-i-can-buy-wicker-not-furniture/339439/1 "2006-01-11T04:13:12Z")

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A couple of weeks ago, someone left a really nice padded chair by the dumpster in our apartment complex. I rescued it, since it was in pretty good shape. However, the seat of the chair is…non-existent. Thinking this would be a good DYI project, I went around town (with the chair) looking for straight wicker that I could weave into the chair myself. The Home Depot doesn’t sell wicker, and Michael’s stopped selling it years ago. The phone book only lists wicker **furniture** dealers. Ditto for the web.

So does anyone know where I can find a spool (is that how it comes?) of straight wicker that I can cut and weave myself? I live in Maryland and am willing to drive a few miles (within reason). I’m also willing to order it off the web.

Someone, please help me save this chair!

Adam

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**Author:** ![Agent\_Foxtrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2006, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-where-i-can-buy-wicker-not-furniture/339439/2 "2006-01-11T04:16:50Z")

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> [@Agent Foxtrot](#):
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> Thinking this would be a good DYI project…

Er, make that “ **DIY** project”.

Adam

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**Author:** ![Hunter\_Hawk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/50afbb/32.png) [@Hunter\_Hawk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hunter_Hawk)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2006, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-where-i-can-buy-wicker-not-furniture/339439/3 "2006-01-11T05:04:21Z")

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If you’re mostly looking for the right Google search term, try something like “chair caning”. There might be classes available in your area; I haven’t tried caning myself, but I’m told it’s not something you really want to get into without at least a little training.

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**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2006, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-where-i-can-buy-wicker-not-furniture/339439/4 "2006-01-11T16:31:12Z")

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[Here](http://www.wickerwoman.com/weavingsupplies.html) is a list of basket/weaving supply places. They will sell you raw material to weave with, and you can always stain it later to match the existing cane. Just don’t use a polyurethane stain.

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**Author:** ![Amp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Amp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amp)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2006, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-where-i-can-buy-wicker-not-furniture/339439/5 "2006-01-11T16:33:37Z")

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At the wicker store of course. Just make sure they have a wicker license to sell that stuff.