Much like Fiber Rush, Machine Woven, or Pressed Cane, webbing was invented to meet the needs of mass-produced furniture about the turn of the Twentierh Century. It made it possible for much less expensive furniture to have the elegant appearance of woven cane in seats, backs and sides of all sorts of furniture. Instead of strands of cane being laced through holes drilled in the furniture frame, Machine Woven Cane Webbing is pressed into a groove that runs around the perimeter of the seat or back and held in place by a wooden spline. In addition to Open Weaves in the French Cane style, there are numerous open and closed weave patterns available. The specialty weaves are used for such varied applications as decorative panels, room dividers and screens, and speaker covers for sound systems.

Pressed Cane is commonly used in many types of chairs and rockers

This shows the most common style of Pressed Cane Webbing

It is not unusual to find closed weave Pressed Cane Webbing used in Wicker furniture