Straw Bags, Hobo Bags, Tote Bags & Summer Handbags

Fashion Tidbit: Natural materials for the straw handbag and basket bag industries use native fibers such as abaca, raffia, lupis, tikog, bancuan, pandan and sea grass.

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Another Fashion Tidbit: Jute is a natural fiber, made from the bark of a tree also known as jute. The long, soft, shiny fibers stripped away by hand after netting the bark of the tree. A textile loom weaves the fibers into coarse, strong threads. Next to cotton, jute is the cheapest and most important of all textile fibers. It is 100% biodegradable making it an eco-friendly fashion alternative. Jute is also a material for making hand loomed fabric used to produce tote bags and straw handbags.

Some of the materials used in these handbags are shells, wood, coco, plant fibers such as abaca, raffia, pandan, bancuan, tikog and other natural but sustainable straw handbag materials.

Rattan: Rattan is a climbing palm indigenous to tropical rain forest of Asia. It is the largest and most versatile material used in the wicker basket industry. Rattan poles can be split and formed into various shapes. A wicker basket manufacturer usually dyes, stains or bleaches rattan with different colors. Some classic products include these wicker baskets made of rattan splits creatively woven to give it a unique finish.