This basket is woven from water hyacinth, a water plant native to slow-flowing rivers and ponds. The close weave and the ring handles on both sides make this an impressive basket.
Even water hyacinth products, such as baskets, basket bags, small containers, and potmat, are made by different makers (regions) depending on what they are made of and how they are woven.
Most of the makers are women in their 40s to 70s, and most of them run their basket weaving business as a group or as a family unit in their village or hamlet.
Many people make basket weaving as their full-time occupation, but there are also those who do it in addition to farming. Those who are engaged in both professions may stop making baskets during the harvest season and concentrate on farm work.
As with ”Kachū” weaving, there are few weavers of the younger generation. But now, even in Thailand, the quality of these products made of natural materials is being reevaluated, young people are beginning to buy baskets again.
This page introduces “XL”. On the other page, you will find “S, M, and L sizes” of the same product, but in different sizes.
If you would like to take a look, please click here.
After harvesting, water hyacinth is dried well in the sun and fumigated.
Smoking removes moisture from the material, stabilizing it as a material and making it less likely to attract insects.
Fumigation may be done after the materials are dried in the sun or after the basket is weaved together, depending on the maker.
The basket is a close weaving.
It is tightly woven with no gaps, making it sturdy.
This is the edge. The strips, which were woven as vertical bones, are twisted at the end to form a cord, and then weaved into the finished product.
Viewed from inside the basket.
Here is a view from the top. You can see that this is also a thinly made edge.
This is the connection between the handle and the edge. The ring and the basket body are wrapped around each other using a woven strips as the vertical bone of the basket body.
This is a view from inside the basket. It is nicely rolled up.
The handle is also made of water hyacinth. Weaving strips are wrapped around the core.
This basket has a wide mouth opening for easy loading and unloading.
Water hyacinth is particularly sensitive to humidity. The entire basket is coated with a matte varnish as a finishing touch. The varnish coats the surface and prevents the material from absorbing moisture.
It is recommended to place it in a well-ventilated room where humidity does not accumulate. For example, place it on a high shelf rather than on the floor. If you have a two-story house, it is recommended to place it on the second floor rather than the first floor.
Since the surface of the basket is varnished as a finishing touch, it is recommended to place a sheet of paper or cloth inside the basket if you wish to put vegetables, fruits, clothes, or other items that may come in contact with your mouth or skin.
This attractive water hyacinth basket has a plump shape and round ring handles. This basket can hold a lot of things in your home.
Please check the size carefully.
<About Thai “Water hyacinth” work>
Water hyacinth is an aquatic plant that floats and grows on the surface of lakes, swamps, ponds, and slow-flowing rivers.
Water hyacinth is a plant found throughout Southeast Asia, including Thailand, and you can see baskets made from it in various regions.
In Thailand, the grass can be harvested throughout the year, but The dry season from January to April is said to produce the best growing grass. Also, the color of the grass (the color tone of the basket) differs depending on the area where it is harvested.
The process includes splitting the thick stems into various thicknesses and weaving them together. The stems can be twisted into a rope-like shape before weaving, or the stems can be peeled thinly and rolled up or compressed and shaped.
Baskets are woven to fit a wooden mold, and pots and slippers are woven using only the senses of the hand.
The products introduced here are produced in the provinces of Suphan Buri, Ang Thong, and Chai Nat, where rice cultivation is widespread along the banks of the Chao Phraya River.
This basket is woven from water hyacinth, a water plant native to slow-flowing rivers and ponds. The close weave and the ring handles on both sides make this an impressive basket.
Even water hyacinth products, such as baskets, basket bags, small containers, and potmat, are made by different makers (regions) depending on what they are made of and how they are woven.
Most of the makers are women in their 40s to 70s, and most of them run their basket weaving business as a group or as a family unit in their village or hamlet.
Many people make basket weaving as their full-time occupation, but there are also those who do it in addition to farming. Those who are engaged in both professions may stop making baskets during the harvest season and concentrate on farm work.
As with ”Kachū” weaving, there are few weavers of the younger generation. But now, even in Thailand, the quality of these products made of natural materials is being reevaluated, young people are beginning to buy baskets again.
This page introduces “XL”. On the other page, you will find “S, M, and L sizes” of the same product, but in different sizes.
If you would like to take a look, please click here.
After harvesting, water hyacinth is dried well in the sun and fumigated.
Smoking removes moisture from the material, stabilizing it as a material and making it less likely to attract insects.
Fumigation may be done after the materials are dried in the sun or after the basket is weaved together, depending on the maker.
The basket is a close weaving.
It is tightly woven with no gaps, making it sturdy.
This is the edge. The strips, which were woven as vertical bones, are twisted at the end to form a cord, and then weaved into the finished product.
Viewed from inside the basket.
Here is a view from the top. You can see that this is also a thinly made edge.
This is the connection between the handle and the edge. The ring and the basket body are wrapped around each other using a woven strips as the vertical bone of the basket body.
This is a view from inside the basket. It is nicely rolled up.
The handle is also made of water hyacinth. Weaving strips are wrapped around the core.
This basket has a wide mouth opening for easy loading and unloading.
Water hyacinth is particularly sensitive to humidity. The entire basket is coated with a matte varnish as a finishing touch. The varnish coats the surface and prevents the material from absorbing moisture.
It is recommended to place it in a well-ventilated room where humidity does not accumulate. For example, place it on a high shelf rather than on the floor. If you have a two-story house, it is recommended to place it on the second floor rather than the first floor.
Since the surface of the basket is varnished as a finishing touch, it is recommended to place a sheet of paper or cloth inside the basket if you wish to put vegetables, fruits, clothes, or other items that may come in contact with your mouth or skin.
This attractive water hyacinth basket has a plump shape and round ring handles. This basket can hold a lot of things in your home.
Please check the size carefully.
<About Thai “Water hyacinth” work>
Water hyacinth is an aquatic plant that floats and grows on the surface of lakes, swamps, ponds, and slow-flowing rivers.
Water hyacinth is a plant found throughout Southeast Asia, including Thailand, and you can see baskets made from it in various regions.
In Thailand, the grass can be harvested throughout the year, but The dry season from January to April is said to produce the best growing grass. Also, the color of the grass (the color tone of the basket) differs depending on the area where it is harvested.
The process includes splitting the thick stems into various thicknesses and weaving them together. The stems can be twisted into a rope-like shape before weaving, or the stems can be peeled thinly and rolled up or compressed and shaped.
Baskets are woven to fit a wooden mold, and pots and slippers are woven using only the senses of the hand.
The products introduced here are produced in the provinces of Suphan Buri, Ang Thong, and Chai Nat, where rice cultivation is widespread along the banks of the Chao Phraya River.
This basket is woven from water hyacinth, a water plant native to slow-flowing rivers and ponds. The close weave and the ring handles on both sides make this an impressive basket.
Even water hyacinth products, such as baskets, basket bags, small containers, and potmat, are made by different makers (regions) depending on what they are made of and how they are woven.
Most of the makers are women in their 40s to 70s, and most of them run their basket weaving business as a group or as a family unit in their village or hamlet.
Many people make basket weaving as their full-time occupation, but there are also those who do it in addition to farming. Those who are engaged in both professions may stop making baskets during the harvest season and concentrate on farm work.
As with ”Kachū” weaving, there are few weavers of the younger generation. But now, even in Thailand, the quality of these products made of natural materials is being reevaluated, young people are beginning to buy baskets again.
This page introduces “XL”. On the other page, you will find “S, M, and L sizes” of the same product, but in different sizes.
If you would like to take a look, please click here.
After harvesting, water hyacinth is dried well in the sun and fumigated.
Smoking removes moisture from the material, stabilizing it as a material and making it less likely to attract insects.
Fumigation may be done after the materials are dried in the sun or after the basket is weaved together, depending on the maker.
The basket is a close weaving.
It is tightly woven with no gaps, making it sturdy.
This is the edge. The strips, which were woven as vertical bones, are twisted at the end to form a cord, and then weaved into the finished product.
Viewed from inside the basket.
Here is a view from the top. You can see that this is also a thinly made edge.
This is the connection between the handle and the edge. The ring and the basket body are wrapped around each other using a woven strips as the vertical bone of the basket body.
This is a view from inside the basket. It is nicely rolled up.
The handle is also made of water hyacinth. Weaving strips are wrapped around the core.
This basket has a wide mouth opening for easy loading and unloading.
Water hyacinth is particularly sensitive to humidity. The entire basket is coated with a matte varnish as a finishing touch. The varnish coats the surface and prevents the material from absorbing moisture.
It is recommended to place it in a well-ventilated room where humidity does not accumulate. For example, place it on a high shelf rather than on the floor. If you have a two-story house, it is recommended to place it on the second floor rather than the first floor.
Since the surface of the basket is varnished as a finishing touch, it is recommended to place a sheet of paper or cloth inside the basket if you wish to put vegetables, fruits, clothes, or other items that may come in contact with your mouth or skin.
This attractive water hyacinth basket has a plump shape and round ring handles. This basket can hold a lot of things in your home.
Please check the size carefully.
<About Thai “Water hyacinth” work>
Water hyacinth is an aquatic plant that floats and grows on the surface of lakes, swamps, ponds, and slow-flowing rivers.
Water hyacinth is a plant found throughout Southeast Asia, including Thailand, and you can see baskets made from it in various regions.
In Thailand, the grass can be harvested throughout the year, but The dry season from January to April is said to produce the best growing grass. Also, the color of the grass (the color tone of the basket) differs depending on the area where it is harvested.
The process includes splitting the thick stems into various thicknesses and weaving them together. The stems can be twisted into a rope-like shape before weaving, or the stems can be peeled thinly and rolled up or compressed and shaped.
Baskets are woven to fit a wooden mold, and pots and slippers are woven using only the senses of the hand.
The products introduced here are produced in the provinces of Suphan Buri, Ang Thong, and Chai Nat, where rice cultivation is widespread along the banks of the Chao Phraya River.
