Restoration Materials
Visit our new dedicated materials website at Seat Weaving Supplies for Hand cane, Pre-woven cane panelling, Plastic cane for radiators, Round centre cane, Paper fibre rush, Pre-twisted natural rush cord, DIY seat and restoration kits

Seat Restoration Service
How much does it cost?

Antique restoration materials
Breaker wood and component parts of furniture

History and Education
A brief history of canework
A brief history of rushwork
Do you want to learn?
All about us
Where to see us at work
The "How to" page

Antiques for Sale
Restored antiques
Antiques of tomorrow
Antique and vintage footstools
Awaiting restoration

Order and contact form

Do you have a lovely piece of antique furniture in the attic or garage in need of a little tender loving care - a restoration project that you have promised yourself you will do one day? Then maybe we can help you to restore that piece to its Former Glory!

We offer a full "seat bottoming" service along with a range of DIY antique restoration materials such as pearl glue and shellac, salvaged antique carcass wood, veneer and fittings in small or large quantities. Seat Weaving Supplies, our new sister site offers a selection of the finest cane, rush, seagrass, Danish cord and pre-woven panel cane currently available for the re-seating of chairs - we can even make you a kit or offer you tuition! Within this site you will find brief descriptions of cane and rush seating methods alongside a potted history of each craft. Hopefully with our help your project will be completed.

Also available is a selection of top quality sympathetically restored antiques at realistic prices should you prefer to let someone else do the work, as well as items awaiting restoration. Our workshop is family run and based near Ferndown on the borders of Hampshire and Dorset, England. To look at a page that interests you, click on one of the links below, or at the left hand side of each page you will find a navigation bar which will allow you to jump back to this index or on to other pages.

To ask us any questions or to place an order, click here. To e-mail us click here, (sales(at)formerglory.co.uk) or phone us on UK (0044) 01202 895859. For our full postal address, please e-mail us. Working hours 9-5.30 Monday to Friday, Saturday by appointment - if you would like to pay us a visit please ring first to avoid disappointment. We do not have a retail outlet but do display and demonstrate at several large exhibitions, please click on the photo left to find out where to see us this year.

  Former Glory - Ferndown - Dorset - England - Telephone/Fax 0044 (0)1202 895859

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