First carefully remove the four thin battens which are nailed on the edges of the seat, and pull off the old rush, dust, etc. 'lhe sides of the seat frame are slightly sunk below the coiners, so that the work will be flush with the latter when finished. The work is very simple, and proceeds from one corner regularly round to others in succession, terminating in the centre, so that all four sides are worked together, as will be explained in the above illustration. A, B, C, D, are the sides of the seat frame. Have a good coil of cord on a stick, and make the end fast to the leg E (right-hand back corner), pass the coil up and out over A. then up and out over B, over C and up and out over A, then over D and up and out over C, etc. This will be quite clear from the cord shown loose in the illustration. When pulled up snug and tight and as the work proceeds it will have the appearance at each corner of that at the corner P. Any joining of the cord or rushes must, of course, be done after a back turn, so that it will come underneath.

Stuffing can be pushed in between the upper and lower layers of cord as the work proceeds, and the end which is first hitched to the leg can be knotted and afterwards cut off.

Re-seating Chairs with Rush or Cord Bottoms.