A few weeks ago we talked about the Knifty Knitter Straw Weaver, a gadget that sells for about $3 and is used to weave belts, bracelets, purse straps and other narrow pieces. While we recommended ...

Mr. Espinal holds one of the slender straws which he will weave into a Panama hat worth more than its weight in gold. Mr. Espinal, 52, is widely regarded as the greatest living Panama hat weaver.

A wide brim straw hat with an alternating design of plain weave and open weave in a swirl pattern. There are four sections of the spiral design that have an open weave. The interior of the hat is ...

In 2003, she traveled to the Republic of Belarus for a conference on straw art. She’s passed on her love for the art to one of her sons, 15-year-old Tommy, who is also a talented wheat weaver.

A group of teenage boys watching curiously as 85-year-old Olga Stephens demonstrate basic straw-weaving techniques is not a scene witnessed often in the rural community of Glengoffe, St Catherine.

Straw weaving is a widely practiced form of traditional Chinese handicraft. Using pliable plant materials such as bulrush and corn husks, artisans create figures that are both practical and ...

Its straw weaving industry covers 20 villages in the township. According to the county's government, Xifuji's annual production includes 30 million placemats and 20 million straw hats and bags.