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Thanks David,
I didn't realise that the paper woven string was available so close to home! My wife now also has her eyes on the string for various activities and projects for the elderly.
Thanks...

Thanks Luke, a lot of good info came my way and I'm thanking all. Great Forum
Have a nice one
Chris

Thanks Rob, very true, to have plenty of pictures can make a big difference.

Thank you for the tip Fuzzie

Chris

Hi Rob,
Thank you so much for your thoughts. I’m certainly impressed with the woodworks forum and its caring members.
As it so happen some other priorities cropped up and the chair restauration...

Hi Xanthorrhoeas
Thank you so much for reaching out. Great ideas and detailed info I hadn’t thought of. Much appreciated. Have a great one!
Chris

Hi Ian, thank you for the encouragement. I’ll need to work through a couple of current priorities and in a few days get started with ordering material, your support was much appreciated. Your gentle...

Hi Ian, thank you for “strongly urging” me to use the original material. Reflecting on what you are saying it makes sense that that synthetic cord could stretch and lead to disappointment. Actually...

Hi Ian,
thank you very much for the link, it leads to a lot of very useful information.
Since our chairs are not antiques but made out of stainless steel tubing I wouldn’t mind to try for...

Thank you for your thoughts. The point you are making about different materials possibly stretching differently is rather important. I’ll will need to make some more testing, at this stage a 5 mm...

The 12 year old chairs were from Ikea and appealed to us a lot because of their looks and comfort. The stainless steel frame is covered with a weaving of paper based string which has torn in a few...