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Cane, Bamboo & Basketry
Woven plant fibre is the most widely practised craft on earth and the least standardised. Rattan, bamboo, water hyacinth, seagrass, palm leaf, willow and grass all weave to different tolerances, and all of them raise the same buyer questions: moisture, mould in transit, fumigation, and dimensional drift between samples and bulk. This section covers the world's basketry and cane furniture regions, the weave structures buyers should be able to name, and the treatment and packing practice that keeps a container of natural fibre goods saleable on arrival.
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| Product range and what is available | Explore → |
| Best known products by country | Explore → |
| Design traditions and patterns | Explore → |
| How to judge quality in the finished piece | Explore → |
| Telling handmade from machine-made | Explore → |
| Sizes, forms and typical dimensions | Explore → |
| Colours, finishes and surface options | Explore → |
| Price levels in the market | Explore → |
| Care, cleaning and durability | Explore → |
| Uses, styling and where the product fits | Explore → |
| Buying, minimum orders and lead time | Explore → |
| What buyers should check before ordering | Explore → |
| Geographical indications and craft marks | Explore → |
| Market demand and current trends | Explore → |
Fix these before asking for a quotation
- The technique, named exactly — the process, not the look.
- The input specification: material, grade and source.
- An agreed variation tolerance for size, colour and weight.
- The finish system, including who applies it.
- The compliance regime of your selling market, identified before sampling.