Thrifted Wicker Woven Chair

I was thrilled to find a wicker rolling chair at Goodwill on my last thrifting trip! I found this chair for $4.99! Talk about a deal.

When I first brought it home I thought I might add a coat of pink spray paint and add it to my she shed. But, as I thought more about it I thought of a new idea. I had a vision of weaving some yarn through the wicker and wrapping other areas. Now, I have no embroidery skills but figured I would give it a try. I have to say, I am really happy with how it turned out! I think it’s fun and whimsical. It won’t be my everyday chair, it will be more for extra seating and decoration.

So, I first cleaned it up. I then grabbed yarn in pink, mustard and gray. I also bought a thick plastic embroidery needle.

First I decided to wrap the arm rests. That part was pretty easy. Just keep wrapping! At the end I added a bit of hot glue to secure it in place.

Next. I wrapped the back in the mustard yarn. I just used the embroidery needle and went around the back of the chair.

Once I started weaving the back of the chair there was definitely some trial and error. I quickly learned following a pattern keeps a consistent look. So, I would go over and under and count the spacing as I went.

After I had three rows of stripes ( one in each color) I thought some tassels and pom poms would be a cute touch! If you want to see a pom pom tuturial I have a blog post on how to make them without a pom pom maker. I kept string on each pom pom and tassel so I could string it to the back of the chair and tie them in place. The back of the chair isn’t as pretty as the front, but it doesn’t bother me. I did trim all the loose strings.