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 mostly evergreen perennial plant, perennial flowering plants making up the subfamily (biology), subfamily Bambusoideae of the grass family Poaceae. Giant bamboos are the largest members of the grass family, in th ...

strips are interlaced at normally right angles to form an object. The longitudinal lengths of bamboo are called the

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and the lateral lengths are known as the

weft In the manufacture of cloth, warp and weft are the two basic components in weaving to transform thread (yarn), thread and yarn into textile fabrics. The vertical ''warp'' yarns are held stationary in tension on a loom (frame) while the horizo ...

(also known as 'woof', an archaic

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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

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and

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, where bamboo suitable for weaving is particularly abundant.

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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 co ...

Jaapi Jaapi or Japi ( Bodo: Khofri) is an Asian conical hat. It is made from tightly woven bamboo and/or cane and ''tokou paat'' ( Trachycarpus martianus) a large, palm leaf. The word ''jaapi'' derives from ''jaap'' meaning a bundle of ''tokou'' l ...

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, India) *

Olia Oḷiā ( Odia: ଓଳିଆ) is a closed vessel made up of straw or bamboo. Traditionally it is used to store rice and other corns. It is also used in different tribal areas of Odisha Odisha (), formerly Orissa (List of renamed places in ...

(

Odisha Odisha (), formerly Orissa (List of renamed places in India, the official name until 2011), is a States and union territories of India, state located in East India, Eastern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by ar ...

, India; grain storage basket)

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