Straw Bags, Hobo Bags, Tote Bags & Summer Handbags

Fashion Tidbit: Wicker comes from different natural materials that handbag manufacturers converts into the most sought after items of fashion and design. Some of the most common wicker raw materials include reed, rattan and bamboo. The word wicker is believed to be of Scandinavian origin. "Wika" which means to bend in Swedish, and "vikker" meaning willow. By definition wicker means any sort of hard woven plant fiber formed into a useful object. Wicker also refers to a construction technique where slender flexible branches or twigs are woven around a coarser frame.

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.