This is the first installment of a new feature profiling the Southern Californians who repair, restore and refurbish elements of the home. Cane repair: An April 11 article about Cane & Basket Supply ...

If you spot a warped cane chair at the thrift store, you don't have to leave it behind. Instead, take it home and use this trick to fix the warping.

A. Don’t despair; chair-caning is not a lost art. There are two kinds of caning, says Cathryn Peters, who runs a Web site dedicated to seat weaving and wicker repair (wickerwoman.com). The original ...

In your article on chair caning [“A Good Caning Can Change a Bad Chair,” Aug. 23], you omitted Cane and Basket Supply Co. in midcity L.A. [1283 S. Cochran Ave., (323) 939-9644, www.canebasket.com].