Weaving natural materials: Making use of vines, stems, bark, etc. -- from collecting about 50 kinds of plants to preparing and weaving them - Japanese Craft Book

Release date: ‎ 2025/7/10
Language ‏ : ‎ Japanese
Book: ‎ 208 pages

It's good to use plants as they are, but by processing them, the range of uses for plants and the variety of works you can create will increase.

Some people may have been inspired by baskets made from Akebia or Wild Vine and have tried weaving them themselves, or may have taken up the hobby of weaving baskets from natural materials.
It's good to weave baskets or sieves from plant materials as they are when you harvest them, but by taking the extra step of peeling and splitting them, you can extract various fibers from a single plant, which will broaden the range of expression in your creations. However, beginners may not know where the plant they want to use is growing, and even experienced people may not know how to extract the fibers.
Here, we introduce 57 types of plants that can be used for basket weaving, including Azumanezasa, Ramie, Mitsuba Akebia, and Onigurumi, and show you how to make baskets, bags, miscellaneous goods, and other items using these plants. In addition to providing suggestions on how to prepare and process the stalks (splitting the branches and culms, removing the outer and inner bark, splitting the leaves, cutting without rope, etc.), the site also covers the work of craftsmen making itaya in Iriomote Island and Kakunodate, as well as plants with regional characteristics.

■Table of Contents
Introduction: Plant encyclopedia: Knowing materials suitable for weaving

Chapter 1: Collecting, preparing and processing plants
Tools for collecting plants
Tools for preparing and processing plants
Prepared plants by part of the plant
How to prepare and process plants

Chapter 2: Baskets, strainers, miscellaneous goods and accessories woven from natural materials
Akebia vine: basket with handle
Cannabis fiber bracelet: hemp
Poaceae: culm of Azumanezasa
Basket: culm of Azumanezasa
Basket: culm of Poaceae: slippers
Poaceae: rice culm: migo
Poaceae: bag
Poaceae: rice migo
Broom: culm of Poaceae: strainer
Poaceae: culm of Okamezasa
Poaceae: oat culm: mat
Poaceae: triticum culm: rectangular basket
Poaceae: triticum culm: coaster
Urtaceae: ramie bark Shoulder bag
Typhaceae: Cattail stems and leaves, bag
Cyperaceae: Carex serrata leaves, bag
Asparagaceae: Dracaena leaves, bracelet
Apocynaceae: Trachycarpa vine, basket
Juglandaceae: Walnut bark, square basket
Mulberry family: Paper mulberry bark, hanging basket
Thymelaeaceae: Mitsumata inner bark, box
Pandanus leaves, Pandanus family, covered basket
Musaceae: Hemp fiber, bracelet
Cupressaceae: Japanese cedar inner bark, shallow basket
Cupressaceae: Japanese cypress wood, basket
Vitaceae: Wild grape bark, shoulder basket
Pinaceae: Pinus longiflora leaves, shallow basket
Leguminaceae: Kudzu fiber, small pouch
Oleaceae: Fraxinus wood, basket
...and more

Chapter 3 How to knit with natural materials
Useful tools for knitting
Things to note when knitting
How to make
Useful for learning more about plants and baskets
Botanical gardens, related facilities, books, websites
Plant name index
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