Category: Materials
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All About Hmong Batik Fabrics, What You Need to Know
In North Vietnam, many places in the mountains of North Vietnam make Batik Fabric as they have been producing it for hundreds of years. As you travel to parts of Northern Vietnam where many of the Hmong live, it can be common to see many Hmong girls with their traditional skirts that have batik fabric…
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What is the PVD Stainless Steel Coating Used On Home Decor Products?
A popular coating on stainless steel called PVD is used to manufacture many furniture and other home decor items. This finish is not only beautiful but also enduring. PVD coatings are thin yet highly durable on many different substrates, including stainless steel. A vacuum chamber with very high temperatures is used to apply the PVD…
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Bamboo – An Auspicious Plant For Your Home
I grew up in a home that always had a bamboo plant growing in it. My father grew up in Chevy Chase, Maryland, with a small bamboo grove on his parent’s home property. My grandparents had lived in China for many years and always loved bamboo, so this love of bamboo was passed down to…
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About Weaving Water Hyacinth Baskets Into Home Décor Products
Water hyacinth is a weed that once clogged all the waterways around Vietnam. But despite its history, it is now considered an eco-friendly choice for weaving home decor baskets and other home decor products. Water hyacinths used to be a nuisance on the waterways around Vietnam as the water hyacinth plant grows on the water…
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What is Spun Bamboo? Using Spun Bamboo in Product Development
Spun Bamboo is an 800-year-old Vietnamese handicraft technique. Like so many home decor manufacturing techniques, spun bamboo has an interesting history and shows the Vietnamese people’s ingenuity. Spun bamboo was invented in Vietnam over 800 years ago to give a cheaper alternative to the home decor and home utensil materials that were then being used.…