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Bamboo weaving is a type of
bambooworking Bambooworking is the activity or skill of making items from bamboo, and includes architecture, carpentry, furniture and cabinetry, carving, joinery, and weaving. Its historical roots in Asia span cultures, civilizations, and millennia, and is fou ...
in which two distinct sets of
bamboo
Bamboos are a diverse group of evergreen perennial flowering plants making up the subfamily Bambusoideae of the grass family Poaceae. Giant bamboos are the largest members of the grass family. The origin of the word "bamboo" is uncertain, bu ...
strips are interlaced at normally right angles to form an object. The longitudinal lengths of bamboo are called the
warp
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and the lateral lengths are known as the
weft
Warp and weft are the two basic components used in weaving to turn thread or yarn into fabric. The lengthwise or longitudinal warp yarns are held stationary in tension on a frame or loom while the transverse weft (sometimes woof) is draw ...
(also known as 'woof', an archaic
English
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word meaning "that which is woven"), or filling. The method in which these strips are woven affects the characteristics of the finished piece.
Bamboo is typically hand-woven, with a number of bamboo weaving traditions having developed globally over time, particularly in
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asia, and also known as Southeastern Asia, South-eastern Asia or SEA, is the geographical United Nations geoscheme for Asia#South-eastern Asia, south-eastern region of Asia, consistin ...
and
East Asia
East Asia is the eastern region of Asia, which is defined in both geographical and ethno-cultural terms. The modern states of East Asia include China, Japan, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, and Taiwan. China, North Korea, South Korea and ...
, where bamboo suitable for weaving is particularly abundant.
Types
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Chinese bamboo weaving
Bamboo weaving is a form of bambooworking and a craft of China. It involves manipulating bamboo into various traditional knit and woven patterns to create both useful and decorative objects.
History
Woven bamboo goods with an age of up to 700 ...
*
Japanese bamboo weaving
is a form of and a traditional , with a range of different applications, weaving styles and appearances. Japanese bamboo weaving is particularly well known for its use in basket weaving.
History
More than six hundred species of bamboo, some en ...
* Korean
*
Taiwanese bamboo weaving
Bamboo weaving is a form of bambooworking and a traditional craft of Taiwan.
History
Taiwan is situated between the temperate zone and the subtropical zone. Such a climate propels the growth of both individual disperse temperate bamboo and c ...
See also
* , a Korean style of
sedge
The Cyperaceae are a family of graminoid (grass-like), monocotyledonous flowering plants known as sedges. The family is large, with some 5,500 known species described in about 90 genera, the largest being the "true sedges" genus ''Carex'' wit ...
weaving
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