What's the first thing that pops into your mind when you think of wheat straw? Most people would probably just see it as a pile of waste in a farmer's field. However, Wu Cui, an intangible cultural ...

A lecture about Xuhang straw weaving, an intangible cultural heritage originating from Xuhang town, Shanghai's Jiading district, was held at the Shanghai Mass Art Center recently, attracting more than ...

EAGLE, Colorado -Celebrated straw artist Linda D. Beiler will visit the Eagle Public Library on Tuesday at 6:30 pm for a straw weaving workshop. As a tradition, straw weaving is an ancient folk art ...

Experts admire exquisite straw weaving products in Xuhang town of Jiading district, Shanghai on July 8.[Photo/jiading.gov.cn] A group of experts in intangible cultural heritages paid a visit to Xuhang ...

LAKE CITY — With a tool box containing dog-tooth combs, seam rippers and an assortment of other gadgets, Beth Robbins Keller can make artistic wonders out of straw. She’s a folk artist who started ...

A group of teenage boys watching curiously as 85-year-old Olga Stephens demonstrate basic straw-weaving techniques is not a scene witnessed often in the rural community of Glengoffe, St Catherine. But ...

The Belarusian practice of straw weaving emphasizes the spiritual value and symbolism of both material and product. Staw is woven to produce a variety of objects such as boxes and baskets, headgear, ...

To complete a work, Wu says she is meticulous about planning, production and revision, a practice the young woman adheres to with every piece. Straw-braided cranes are arranged to form an artistic ...

At a primary school in Beijing, students gathered around an elderly craftsman named Zhang Bangshou, eyes wide with curiosity and hands eager to try. In the middle of the crowd, Zhang had just finished ...

MINSK, 12 February (BelTA) – Belarusian straw weaving techniques will get the status of historical and cultural heritage of Belarus. The appropriate decision was taken at the session of the Belarusian ...