For once
Updated on 31.12.2023 I (Ralf) was a bit cheeky at a market and offered to fix the braided strip. However, there is no guarantee that it will be able to withstand the strain when you Read More …
Category: Customer orders
Kundenaufträge – Customer orders
Wedding chair
Updated on 25.10.2025 We recently went to the registry office in Nidda. Our planned wedding was not the purpose. We’ve been married to each other for 17 years. A chair can no longer fulfill its Read More …
Cotton braided band for rocking chair
Updated on 31.12.2023 A large rocking chair found its way into my workshop a few days ago. The seat fabric was gone. Upon closer inspection, it doesn’t surprise me, as the distances between the individual Read More …
Customer order completed
Updated on 31.12.2023 For a customer I braided a Hotte or Tanse or Kiepe or Kötze, also called a reef. Behind all these names there is simply a backpack basket that I made at the Read More …
About Confucius, patience and two back braids
Updated on 25.10.2025 Confucius already knew it:If you are not patient in small things, you will cause big projects to fail.What does this have to do with me as a basket maker? A lot at Read More …
Half sun braid finished
Updated on 25.10.2025 They are finally finished, the two half sun braids that I renewed. Due to the small size of the backrest and the mesh, it was a challenge for my patience. I am Read More …
Customer order half sun braid
Updated on 25.10.2025 I’m currently occupied with two chairs with half-sun wickerwork in their backrests. After taking detailed photographs of the details, the old braid was removed and the blind holes were drilled out. I Read More …
The Thonet armchair is available again
Updated on 25.10.2025 Recently I was able to hand over a really beautiful armchair from Thonet with a new seat to its owner. Such chairs are sometimes a challenge because the old weaving threads often Read More …
Nightmare replacing chair weaves
Updated on 25.10.2025 At some point a seat fabric breaks and has to be replaced. I’ve come across the strangest methods of fastening the old braid. Everything was already there, from masses of staples to Read More …
Introducing the beautiful cash register
Updated on 25.10.2025 I finally found my beauty fund at a flea market in Ortenberg recently. A small wooden box into which those who constantly walk past the stand talking about baskets, I can do Read More …