Author F. Kate Langan

Chair caning can sometimes start with a dollop of glue.

Glue and Clamp Sometimes chairs come in which need a good fixing before the seats can be replaced. By the time this chair was competed it was ready for another fifty years of bottoms.

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Damp and Small My poem, Damp and Small, about a small, yes, you guessed it, damp Shetland pony is published in Open Door Magazine’s Summer 2023 Issue “Envy”. I hope you enjoy it:

Woodside Workshop is always busy making a place for you to sit.

Busy Chair Workroom Fingers are flying, and chair seats are filling in. With help, of course.

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It has been a busy summer here at Woodside Workshop. Here are some of the projects I've completed. See if you can spot the cat.

Summertime It has been a busy summer here at Woodside Workshop. Here are some of the projects I’ve completed. See if you can spot the cat.

My poem "Generation follows Generation" is in the latest issue of the Non-Binary Review. Get your copy here (or not; but I'm thrilled to have sold my first poem and to be included in such a stellar line-up.

NonBinary Review — Zoetic Press NonBinary Review is our quarterly themed literary journal, showcasing the best fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, and art. Click the link below to see our past issues.

Five of my itchy poems have just been published on Five Fleas Itchy Poetry Blog. I hope you enjoy them.

Five Fleas Itchy Poetry Itchy poets define the modern world as beat poets once did. Send 1-10 of your itchiest poems (1-10 lines each). Avoid attachments please. Email to: fivefleasitchypoetry(at)gmail(dot)com. Fleas the day! Roberta Beach Jacobson, Fleakeeper

Who knew there was such a thing? This beautiful, large chair dominated my workroom for a month as I patched, reglued, wove, stained and shellacked it back into stability. It is the first time I've had to incorporate the back into the weaving. I think the result is worth the extra effort. What do you think? Please leave a comment.

Antique Fornication Chair Who knew there was such a thing? This beautiful, large chair dominated my workroom for a month as I patched, reglued, wove, stained and shellacked it back into stability. It is the first time I& #82…

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Three antique French chairs arrived by taxi and were handed into my care. Pretty and delicate, two of the frames and one of the seat frames needed some regluing to stabilize them before the caning could begin. I used our trusted Bessey clamps for the former and a strap clamp for the latter and standard carpenters glue. Weaving one hundred and twenty-two holes with 2mm cane is a time-consuming task as the cane is so fine it tends to snap if not treated with gentle hands....

Three Antique French Chairs Three antique French chairs arrived by taxi and were handed into my care. Pretty and delicate, two of the frames and one of the seat frames needed some regluing to stabilize them before the caning …

One of a set of chairs came in for a re-weave, so there was no room for error. I was excited. The first layout reminded me of the sun's rays and then the building of something vaguely Egyptian, a headdress perhaps. The tight weave then rippled outwards to the upper corners followed by curved waves rebounding off the sides. The cane obviously could not be woven into the tight part so had to be wetted and curved back into the next set of double strands that made up the original sunburst....

A Complicated Pattern One of a set of chairs came in for a re-weave, so there was no room for error. I was excited. The first layout reminded me of the sun’s rays and then the building of something vaguely Egyptia…

This pretty rocker bought many decades ago at an auction came to the workshop needing a new seat. On removing the old, broken cane I found the front rail of the seat frame needed some work before I could begin. Its dowel joints were loose and the wood between the holes was beginning to split; a common occurrence in woven cane seats....

A Family Favourite This pretty rocker bought many decades ago at an auction came to the workshop needing a new seat. On removing the old, broken cane I found the front rail of the seat frame needed some work before I…

This rocking chair had an interesting double frame system where the caning was supported by one, which was then reattached to the chair frame. At some point in the chair's history, someone had covered the hole with plywood and upholstered the seat but the owners wanted it restored to its original iteration. The work began by regluing the joints that had let go....

90 Years Old and 90 More to Come This rocking chair had an interesting double frame system where the caning was supported by one, which was then reattached to the chair frame. At some point in the chair’s history, someone ha…

This wonderful journal just published three more of my poems. Check them out if you like.

Poems by F. Kate Langan The Invisible Woman Invisible today as I wait and wait at the doctor’s office. Ignored, I wait although I breathe their air and have an appointment; apparently to wait. Invisible today as…

This quarterly publication has just published another of my poems. (page 13) If any of you might fancy downloading and checking it out, I'd be honoured. as would the other authors and artists featured.

OpenDoor Magazine Welcome to the magazine and channel that is made by today's artists for today's artists. We strive to keep this magazine free for those that wish to submit works and those that would like to read. The goal is to "Open Doors" and help artists reach more people that they wouldn't have the opportunity

My poem has just appeared in the latest issue of Nixes Mate.

Nixes Mate Review is out
I S S U E 26/27 · WINTER/SPRING 2023
Featuring poetry from Josette Akresh-Gonzales, Joel Allegretti, Laurel Benjamin, Byron Beynon, Mary Lou Buschi, Linda Carney-Goodrich, Mark DeCarteret, Darren Demaree, Sean Thomas Dougherty, Wendy Drexler, Sharon Foley, Karen Friedland, Sonia Greenfield, Matthew Henry, Amorak Huey, Steven Klepeis, Kate Langan, Eve Linn, Heather Nelson, Josh Nicolaisen, Sage Ravenwood, Margaret D. Stetz, Jacob Strautmann, Peter Urkowitz, Connemara Wadsworth, Martin Willitts Jr, Gerald Yelle; prose from Olga Katsovskiy, Elizabeth Murphy, Sarah Pazur; and a review by Hannah Larrabee.

This beautifully refinished nursing rocker came into the workshop just after the Victorian Rocker that many of you have been watching the repair updates on. The white paint was stripped off it when its owner was in high school and now he's retired he is getting around to having what used to be covered with a piece of wood returned to its original cane....

Nursing Rocker This beautifully refinished nursing rocker came into the workshop just after the Victorian Rocker that many of you have been watching the repair updates on. The white paint was stripped off it when…

EATING INTHE FIFTIES


Pasta was not eaten in England.
Curry was a surname. A take-away was a mathematical problem.
A pizza was something to do with a leaning tower. All potato crisps were plain; the only choice we had was whether to put the salt on or not. Rice was only eaten as a milk pudding.
Calamari was called squid and we used it as fish bait.
A Big Mac was what we wore when it was raining.
Brown bread was something only poor people ate.
Oil was for lubricating; fat was for cooking.
Tea was made in a teapot using tea leaves and never green.
Sugar enjoyed a good press in those days and was regarded as being white gold. Cubed sugar was regarded as posh. Fish didn't have fingers in those days. Eating raw fish was called poverty, not sushi.
None of us had ever heard of yoghurt.
Healthy food consisted of anything edible.
People who didn't peel potatoes were regarded as lazy.
Indian restaurants were only found in India. Cooking outside was called camping.
Seaweed was not a recognised food.
"Kebab" was not even a word, never mind a food. Prunes were medicinal.
Water came out of the tap. If someone had suggested bottling it and charging more than petrol for it, they would have become a laughingstock!
The one thing that we never ever had on our table in the fifties.....
Were elbows or phones!

This beauty came to me at the end of last week. She's a head-scratcher; I wonder how I'm going to replace those broken curlicues? and reweave the cane into the broken arms? A fun challenge.

Well Loved Victorian Style Rocker This beauty came to me at the end of last week. She’s a head-scratcher; I wonder how I’m going to replace those broken curlicues? and reweave the cane into the broken arms? A fun challe…

John is my better half, and kindly made me a couple of weaving aids, one from an old screwdriver and the larger one from a steel spike. They're great and help a lot.

New Tools John is my better half, and kindly made me a couple of weaving aids, one from an old screwdriver and the larger one from a steel spike. They’re great and help a lot.

Some thoughts on maturing.

Finding Room There will be many sorrows in life self pity bringing many, due to discontents and bitternesses. But they are just make believe and can be put aside with work allowing for peace and joy to find roo…

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A nice, old oak chair came into the workshop last week. I began by removing the exploded cane seat and then gave the wood a good cleaning. The judicious application of some Mohawk Medium Walnut stain evened out some of the bright spots, followed by a coat of Conservator's wax, brought out the patina of age.

An Old Oak Chair A nice, old oak chair came into the workshop last week. I began by removing the exploded cane seat and then gave the wood a good cleaning. The judicious application of some Mohawk Medium Walnut sta…

A recent arrival in need of some attention in order to survive the next ten or twenty years of love. Out with the old and on with a coat of Mowhawk Medium Walnut stain In with the new and a coat of Conservator's wax. It's looking pretty and useful again Thanks for the visit.

Replacing Machine Caning on a Well Loved Stool A recent arrival in need of some attention in order to survive the next ten or twenty years of love. Out with the old and on with a coat of Mowhawk Medium Walnut stain In with the new and a coat of…

My latest posted poem. Written a decade ago, but still appropriate, I believe.

Perspective The only difference between and arguement and a discussion is whether the mind that hears the words is open or closed. By F. Kate Langan 2013

A lovely old maple? stool sorely in need of some TLC came into the shop last week. The replacement begins.

Replacing Worn Out Fibre Rush Seat A lovely old maple? stool sorely in need of some TLC came into the shop last week. The replacement begins.

Got my last submission of 2022 in with twelve hours to spare. Hooray!

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