I have two of these wicker/rattan (not sure which) chairs that I purchased on one of my very first trips to a consignment shop. I got them for $10.00 each, and we have now been using them for about 12 years, maybe a little longer. They are on the screened porch year round, and the seat bottom on one of the chairs had weakened and broken through. At first I thought we would need to throw it away. The chair itself is still sturdy and they are so comfortable and I really wanted to figure a way to fix it. That turned out to be much simpler than I had imagined. Materials: 1 4x5 dropcloth Elmers Glue All glue (for metal, wood, fabric) scissors screwdriver (I used small electric) There were only two screws to remove to release the form the seat is attached to. After removing the screws, I lifted out the seat bottom, and laid it on my unfolded dropcloth. After removing the old material, I cut around the outside of the form, adding about...
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