Natural bamboo strips for making and crafting all sorts of things, the ideal material for Chinese paper lanterns!

Harvested from our pesticide and chemical free groves in Ohio, USA, this listing is for:

12 strips of natural untreated bamboo between .25 - .5 inches wide and about 28 inches long.
12 strips of natural untreated bamboo between .25 - .5 inches wide and about 14 inches long.

- which are made to order and will look similar but not exactly like those pictured.

Our bamboo crafting strips are made by hand, using a mallet and an old school meat cleaver; from relatively fresh cut, all natural bamboo. This means there has been no machining, so they are not perfectly straight or even, and will have nodes. Fresh and green means they are still pliable; once bamboo cures completely, it looses much of it's flexibility. The skin is on, which will arrive with some green still in it. The green will fade to a beige over time. Keep the skin on the outside when bending, which goes with the flow of the natural grain, while bending with the skin on the inside of the curve leads to cracking.

These are made to utilize the legendary properties of bamboo, it's strength and flexibility. These come in an assortment of widths and thickness, meaning some are best for ribs and supports, while others will easily allow themselves to be bent into hoops, or other more complex shapes. They can be joined together to form longer strips. I've run sandpaper over the edges to try to catch any wild splinters, but there's no guarantee! These do occasionally break when bending, which means you now have 2 shorter pieces for use elsewhere... bamboo often has a mind of it's own and will tell you what it wants to become, not the other way around!

Finally, some organic thin flexible natural bamboo pieces, grown and carefully handmade in the good 'ole USA for paper crafts and more!

HERE are pre-made hoops using these strips:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1469212639/8-bamboo-hoops-for-chinese-japanese

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