Reed Mat
Reed mat may refer to: *Reed mat (craft), handmade mats produced in Thailand and India *Reed mat (plastering) {{unreferenced, date=October 2008 Reed mat is lathing supplied in a roll. It is made from natural reeds laid parallel, and bound using zinc-plated narrow gauge wire to form a long sheet. Reed mat is suitable for internal use as a base for plasteri ...

Reed Mat (craft)
Reed mats are handmade mats of plaited reed or other plant material. East Asia In Japan, a traditional reed mat is the tatami (畳). Tatami are covered with a weft-faced weave of (common rush), on a warp of hemp or weaker cotton. There are four warps per weft shed, two at each end (or sometimes two per shed, one at each end, to cut costs). The (core) is traditionally made from sewn-together rice straw, but contemporary tatami sometimes have compressed wood chip boards or extruded polystyrene foam in their cores, instead or as well. The long sides are usually with brocade or plain cloth, although some tatami have no edging. Southeast Asia In the Philippines, woven reed mats are called banig. They are used as sleeping mats or floor mats, and were also historically used as sails. They come in many different weaving styles and typically have colorful geometric patterns unique to the ethnic group that created them. They are made from buri palm leaves, pandan leaves, rattan, o ...
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