Category: Materials
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What Are Coco Beads Made From? 8 Things About Coco Beads
Coco beads are beads that are used mainly for jewelry production and home decor. Because they are such unique beads, it is interesting to learn how they are made. Coco beads are made from the outer shell of the natural coconut. The coco beads are shaped, cut into various sizes, and polished to give a…
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Recycled and Eco-Friendly Woven Baskets, Japanese Shi Fu Paper Yarns
Mondoro recently discovered a new interesting recycled and eco-friendly material that we can use to weave home decor products. This material is a paper that is similar to an ancient Japanese paper yarn technique. For hundreds of years, the Japanese have been using paper to spin and make yarns for clothes and other items. Today,…
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What is Raku Ceramics? The Interesting History of Raku Ceramics
A fascinating kind of ceramics is Raku ceramics. Raku is a ceramic technique that has been around for hundreds of years and has a fascinating history. Raku is traditional Japanese-style pottery whose main technique is removing the clay object from the kiln during the firing process. Raku was invented in Japan in the 1580s.…
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How is Felt Made? Mongolia’s Handmade Felt Products
Many cultures worldwide have been using felt for centuries as one of their main textiles. One of the reasons is that manufacturing felt is relatively easy to do. Felt is a textile produced through the matting, condensing, and pressing of natural or other fibers together. One of the primary natural fibers used for handmade felt…
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What Does Hand Embroidery Mean? Mongolia’s Skill Of Hand Embroidery
Hand embroidery has been a handicraft in the world’s cultures and traditions for thousands of years. Hand embroidery is used in fashion, textiles, and home decor accessories. Hand embroidery is the handicraft of using fabric and other materials with a needle and thread to place a design on a textile or fabric. For a textile…
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What Is A Hardback Vs. A Softback Lampshade?
Two basic types of lampshades are used for lamps; knowing the difference between hardback and softback shades can help you understand what shade is best for your lamp. A hardback shade is a shade where the fabric is laminated to plastic, and then the shade is made with a metal ring on the top and…