wickerwork

Examples

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• The adults chose their construction materials, the paints and colors they wanted, took their own task guides and resources, and began the process of assembling and making the wickerwork insects for themselves.

  Academic text (2014)

• Almost all adults showed keen interest in the wickerwork toys and clearly stated that they wanted to make them again by themselves.

  Academic text (2014)

• Wickerwork products are used in every functional aspect of daily life in Thailand.

  Academic text (2014)

• The seat of the stool is covered with leather, cut into strips and woven into wickerwork at the bottom.

  Academic text (2008)

• Most participants—children and adults—engaged readily with the making of the wickerwork toys in the Traditional Thai Toy Activity.

  Academic text (2014)

• The attraction of wickerwork is its simplicity, elegance, and durability, using the strength and resilience of, for example, cut and dried bamboo and rattan, which are woven into forms that are light, strong, and attractive.

  Academic text (2014)

• The artisan displayed a beautiful assortment of wickerwork furniture at the craft fair.

• The handcrafted wickerwork chair added a rustic charm to their living room.

Synonyms

W

wicker

vswickerwork

24 3.7

Flexible thin branches woven together to make baskets or chairs

is about items made into a rigid form rather than the raw twigs

C

caning

vswickerwork

1 7.4

A material made by weaving thin branches into seats or baskets

is about creating rigid woven objects rather than open mesh patterns

B

basketwork

vswickerwork

5.1

Objects made by weaving thin strips together, like baskets or mats

is focused on producing rigid furniture and baskets rather than general weaving craft

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Etymology