Start by cutting straw into equal lengths for uniformity in size. Begin by tying a bundle of straw at the center to form the head and body. Use additional pieces of straw to create arms and legs by ...

Visitors to Japan’s town of seven mystic hot springs may be surprised to discover that Kinosaki Onsen in Hyogo Prefecture provides not only a tranquil respite for the human body’s physical ailments, ...

Two-time national award winner Kadavoor Babu will showcase his straw-craft at the four-day International Design Exhibition 2012 being held at the World Trade Centre in Dubai from September 24. "It ...

Twenty-two Bahamian women created an array of straw products during a recently-completed workshop facilitated by the Bahamas Agricultural and Industrial Corporation (BAIC). The participants in the ...

BHUBANESWAR: Painstakingly placed with a telling-effect, every strand of straw seems to weave a story in its purest form. Master craftsperson Pradeepta Kumar Nayak puts in 12 days to create a work of ...

Visitors in Nassau can now explore Bahamian culture in the new $12 million Straw and Craft Market. Set to officially open its doors today, the new Bay Street establishment will house more than 450 ...

In 1975 the first BA degrees in folklore studies to be awarded in Ireland were conferred by University College Dublin. Anne O’Dowd was one of the most brilliant of those early folklore students, and ...