Bamboo weaving

Bamboo weaving is a type of bambooworking in which two distinct sets of bamboo strips are interlaced at normally right angles to form an object. The longitudinal lengths of bamboo are called the warp and the lateral lengths are known as the weft (also known as woof, an old English word meaning "that which is woven"[lower-alpha 1]), or filling. The method in which these strips are woven affects the characteristics of the finished piece.[1]

Japanese bamboo basket weaver working with kagome pattern (1915)

Bamboo is typically hand-woven, with a number of bamboo weaving traditions having developed globally over time, particularly in Southeast Asia and East Asia, where bamboo suitable for weaving is particularly abundant.

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See also

References
  1. Collier 1974, p. 92
  1. deriving from an obsolete past participle of weave (Oxford English Dictionary, see "weft" and "weave")
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