Rope-woven seats: between tension and sag

A close-up, oblique view of a chair seat and backrest woven from paper cord or cotton rope, 5mm in diameter, repeatedly wrapped around a wooden frame. First, longitudinal warps are created, then horizontal wefts are woven over and under them. Because the rope is elastic, the seat surface naturally sags to form a shallow concave groove when sat upon, rather than a rigid flat surface—this is the source of its comfort. The rope color is undyed off-white, which will gradually darken with use. Where the rope wraps around the wooden frame, shallow indentations pressed by the rope are visible. The image should show the woven structure and natural sag.
Avoid: Rope surface drawn perfectly flat, using smooth synthetic fiber rope, weaving method made in a single direction, wooden frame without indentations showing no tension.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一張椅子的座面與椅背由紙纖繩或棉繩繞著木框反覆纏繞編成,繩徑 5mm,先繞出縱向的經線,再以橫向的緯線一上一下穿過。因為繩子有彈性,坐上去之後座面會自然下沉形成一個淺的凹槽,而不是硬邦邦的平面——這是這種做法舒適的來源。繩的顏色是未染的米白,使用後會逐漸變深。邊緣繞過木框處看得見繩子壓出的淺凹痕。近景斜視,呈現編織的結構與自然的下垂。避免:繩面畫成完全平整、使用合成纖維的光滑繩、編法做成單一方向、木框沒有壓痕看不出張力。