subject: Straw Plaiting - Why The Handicraft Art Is Popular? [print this page] Straw Plaiting, as a widely popular folk art and craft, is produced by using of the different straw with flexibility quality. The materials grow broadly and easy to get and make, and people usually like to weave variety daily necessities with these convenient materials, such as baskets, cup sets, boxes, hats, slippers, pillows, petates and so on. Some are weaved to different patterns with the pre-stained straw, and some are decorated to different designs after weaved. In a word, this kind of art is not only economical and practical, but very beautiful for people.
Straw Plaiting art has a long history. The earliest straw plaiting product we could see currently in China is made by Hemudu people who lived about 7000 years ago, and it is developing gradually until now. It is also popular in other countries.
Maybe hundreds or thousands years ago, people weaved variety straw plaiting products that mainly for daily use, but now, we could see different straw plaiting decorations are come out and this natural art has already become a fashion among modern people. As we known, straw plaiting products all come from the nature so that they will be not harm to people's health. In addition, more and more people are pursuit of environmental society. Therefore, we could see this art is leading a new fashion trend now.
Walking on the road, many straw shoes and straw mats which could make people cool in hot summer, colorful and beautiful straw bags for women, and variety straw hangings for home decoration will be found and attracted. What's more, straw plaiting products have already showed in the modern model shows and arose great effect.
Straw Plaiting art can treat as the people's intelligence gathering. It should have high skills and tender care. Maybe some places have produced straw products with machines, but almost all the straw plaiting products are weaved by people's own hands, and some complex patterns must weaved by people, like the vivid animals, characters and other lively figures which the machine hard to do it.
Decorate home with these lovely patterns is worthy for people.
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