Making straw shoes: the patriarch of the straw shoe industry, Liu Xuande, is revered.

by caoxie888 on 2011-10-28 16:34:49

Making straw shoes, also known as weaving straw shoes. The craftsmen who make straw shoes usually sit astride a long wooden bench. Several hemp ropes tied to the wooden teeth in front of the bench serve as the warp of the straw shoes. The shoemakers will use straw as weft, twist, intertwine, and push tightly with their thumbs to make a thick sole, and then twist the hemp rope into bundles, using the rope as the upper to make simple straw shoes.