Rice straw...

...can be braided into ridiculously long strands of rope by overlapping threads during the braiding process. I created the warp first, wrapping it on a cardboard loom. Next, I'll be making the weft and creating multiple samples with a continuous rope of rice straw. Below is a video of rice straw being woven on a loom in Korea. Below that are photos of my process.

I'm currently testing the properties of different types of weaving and the applications that come out of various textile patterns.

To be continued.