The thonet rattan

The best-known of the reed weaves is the classic rattan fabric with holes, which was used mainly as chair reeds in the past. However, the field of use of such rattan webbing rolls is versatile, they are suitable as rattan radiator covers, for repairing rattan chair seats, but they can also be made into  rattan room divider screens.

How to work with rattan?

Fixing the cane webbing is not a complicated task. The mat fabric can be easily cut to size with a larger pair of scissors. It is advisable to soak it in water before use, because then it will temporarily soften. In this case, the wet thonet material can be attached more easily, for example to the back or seat of the thonet chair.

You can see more advice on rattan by the meter on this page.

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What do the numbers and letters in the product mean?

S – Superior quality, particularly strong, for the best chair cane

N – Normal, first-class product, less heavy-duty, as a radiator cover and door insert

D - Decor quality, white, sold at a good price.

In the case of this TH-1/1-50-N article number, N-quality product, the repetition of the pattern is ½ inch, you can see this in the marking.

How can I get reed braid at a discount?

The rattan material we offer can be purchased by the meter, the length of the rattan roll is 15.24 m. When you buy a whole roll of rattan, we offer you two advantages: on the one hand, a 10% discount on the price of the product, and on the other hand, we waive the postage cost. In case of pre-payment of a full roll, please do not transfer the amount indicated in the order, wait for our response.

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What types of thonet materials are there? Which is good for what? 

Should I use ½ and ⅝ hole pitch material?

There are several types of hole-punched thonet material. At Naturtrend we basically stock two halves. Their pattern can have a similar repetition of ½ and ⅝ col, you can read this from the product code. e.g. TH-½-60-S

Which one do you need? If you buy new, whichever you prefer. If you are replacing an existing one, it is important that it is the same, you can calculate it as follows:

Calculate the hole pitch. 

1col - 2.54 cm 

How many holes are there in 1 inch? 2.1 cm - 1 inch 1 inch 1.5 cm - 4 holes in 5.5 cm. Measure from the rightmost yarn to the rightmost yarn of the 4th hole.  

5.5 cm / 2.54 cm = 2.16 cm 

2.16 / 4 (holes) = ½

So the thonet webbing is ½.

How many holes are there in 1 inch? 6.9 cm has 4 holes. Measure from the rightmost yarn to the rightmost yarn of the 4th hole.  

6.9 cm / 2.54 cm = 2.71 cm

2,71 / 4 = 0,677

So the thonet webbing is ⅝.

The fabric should be measured both horizontally and vertically, as the fabric may be slightly distorted. 

And with old hand-stitched chairs, it is easy to get neither of the hole pitches exactly right.