Ideas to restring an Acapulco chair
Jane
8 years ago
Our Acapulco chair came off worse for wear in a hail storm, with huge hailstones snapping a few of the strings. The chair is only a couple of years old and the frame is in good condition, but the supposedly UV stable PVC cord was already starting to yellow.
I'd love to hear ideas on what materials you could use to restring the chair and if anyone out there has attempted to restring one of these beauties.
How many meters of cord/cable/string/leather/something else would it need? Is it even DIY-able? Any victorious attempts or epic failures? Thanks!
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