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	Straw - the large food & drink encyclopedia
		Straw is the dry stalk of a cereal plant, after the nutrient grain or seed has been removed.
		The first straw was made in 1886 and used a year later for the first time in the first Wimpy bar in London.
		Straws may be straight or with a folding hinge.
	www.netmoon.com /recipes/encyclopedia/s/straw.html (503 words)

	Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > Straw (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Straw is the dry stalk of a cereal plant.
		Straw envelopes for wine bottles have become rarer, but are still to be found at some wine merchants.
		Straw is used in cucumber houses and for mushroom growing.
	www.kids.net.au /encyclopedia-wiki/st/Straw?title=Bee_skeps (356 words)

	Straw marquetry
		Straw marquetry is very similar to the craft of wood Marquetry, except that straw replaces the wood veneer.
		The most famous straw marquetry was practised by prisoners of war from the Napoleonic wars.
		For Straw Marquetry, the straws are soaked, split and ironed; for egg decoration it is soaked and split, but not ironed.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/st/Straw_marquetry.html (146 words)

	Straw Information
		Straw is an agricultural byproduct, the dry stalk of a cereal plant, after the nutrient grain or seed has been removed.
		The use of straw as a carbon-neutral energy source is increasing rapidly, especially for biobutanol.
		Straw may be fed as part of the roughage component of the diet to cattle that are on a near maintenance level of energy intake.
	www.bookrags.com /wiki/Straw (468 words)

	Straw
		Straw makes up about half of the yield of a cereal crop such as wheat, oat s, rye or barley.
		However, the heat generated when microorganisms in a herbivores' gut digest straw can be useful in maintaining body temperature in cold climates.
		---Rope made from straw was used by thatchers, in the packaging industry and even in iron foundries.
	www.seattleluxury.com /encyclopedia/entry/straw (511 words)

	Spanish Colonial Arts Society: Straw Applique
		Marquetry is a method used to decorate a surface with small, thin pieces of variously colored and contrasting materials, such as woods, metals, ivory, bone, tortoiseshell, and mother-of-pearl.
		Straw work in New Mexico appears to be a simplified combination of the two techniques, with the decorative fragments covering only portions of the surface, as in inlaid marquetry work, but with the pieces inset, as in veneerlike marquetry work.
		Current thought holds that the art of straw appliqué died out in New Mexico in the late nineteenth century and was revived in the early twentieth century by master artist Eliseo Rodriguez.
	www.spanishcolonial.org /straw.shtml (244 words)

	Straw Mushrooms
		A straw bale is a large bundle of straw tightly bound with twine or wire.
		Straw men are used as scarecrows, combat-training targets or swordsmiths test-targets, effigies to be burned, and as rodeo dummies to distract bulls.
		There is a slight difference in the way the straw is prepared, however; for marquetry, the straws are soaked, split and ironed; for egg decoration the straw is not ironed.
	www.artistbooking.com /trips/193/straw-mushrooms.html (971 words)

	straw (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		* Rope made from straw* was used by thatchers, in the packaging industry and even in iron foundries.
		* *Straw is used in cucumber houses and for mushroom growing.
		* The soil under strawberries is covered with straw* to protect the ripe berries from dirt.
	www.wapipedia.org /wikipedia/topic.aspx?cur_title=straw (515 words)

	detail (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		This straw marquetry pin is approximately 1 3/4 inches square.
		The dyed straw is mounted on a wood base.
		When I was experimenting with the marquetry work for the quilts, the idea for these pins was born.
	www.valkyrie.net /~djarman/momwebsite/products/QuiltPinBlue.php (81 words)

	Straw - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Straw makes up about half of the yield of a cereal crop such as barley, oats, rice, rye or wheat.
		It is often sold as bedding and food for small animals, but this often leads to injuries to mouth, nose and eyes as straw is quite sharp.
		However due to the risk of injuries, hay is a much better alternative.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Straw (540 words)

	Corn dolly Info - Bored Net - Boredom (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Corn Dollies are a form of straw work associated with harvest customs.
		There is also the Whittlesey Straw Bear, the centre of a ceremony in Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, every January.
		These are straw sculptures which are placed on the "rick" of the thatched roof.
	www.borednet.com /e/n/encyclopedia/c/co/corn_dolly.html (302 words)

	Miscelleanous
		Just push the point into the hollow end of the straw, push until the splints cover the handle,then lightly grip the handle and pull the splitter along the rest of the stem.
		This is the book to have on Swiss Straw Work, but it gives you more than that - a whole section of plaits as well.
		The book is a text for pupils receiving a specialty (college) education on Byelorussian weaving of straw art and application.
	www.geocities.com /wheatfarmer_1/misc.htm (340 words)

	The New Elizabethans - Barbara Fitch, Straw Embroiderer.
		Although she started with corn dollies, her main interest in straw work is the technique known as Swiss Straw Lace, having originated in Switzerland in the 18th and 19th Centuries.
		The split and twisted straw stems of cereals such as rye, oats or wheat were all used as threads in this technique.
		A straw Boater decorated with Barbara's Swiss Straw Lace - a major Swiss export to the Luton hat trade from 18th to 20th Centuries.
	website.lineone.net /~lbsc/barbara.htm (322 words)

	American Museum of Straw Art
		Straw Appliqué work of this kind is rare to see created by modern straw artists.
		Each straw is dyed to the appropriate color for the flower that the artist is creating.
		Then, the straw must be split and individually ironed to a flat consistency.
	www.strawartmuseum.org /elda.htm (207 words)

	Guild of Straw Craftsmen
		Damp your straw slightly, (put it in water for a minute or two) then split it from top to bottom either with one scissor blade, a seam ripper, or one of the straw splitters specially designed for the purpose (Hindenburg.
		Place glue on the pithy side of your straw ribbon, and stick it on to the paper (so the shiny side is uppermost).
		If you have very narrow ribbons of straw, you may need to butt two pieces up against each other, but if you use a thick straw to start with, this should not be necessary.
	www.strawcraftsmen.co.uk /project01.html (766 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Straw marquetry
		It is thought to have first been practised in the east; examples were brought to England in the 17th century.
		Dartmoor and other prisons had been built for them; the prison most famous for straw marquetry was Norman Cross, Huntingdon.
		There is a slight difference in the way the straw is prepared, however; for marquetry, the straws are soaked, split and ironed; for egg decoration the straw is not ironed.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Straw_marquetry (199 words)

	detail (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Softer varieties of wheat straw can be prepared and used to do a technique called straw marquetry.
		This framed and matted cross is done in straw marquetry.
		The center of the cross is decorated with lacey-looking flowers made of splits of straw that were spun into thread and then made into larger flowers and topped with tiny marquetry flowers with dark brown glass beads.
	www.valkyrie.net /~djarman/momwebsite/products/MarquetryCross.php (118 words)

	Tools and Supplies for straw art.
		We do use rye, rice, and oats, choosing the straw that is appropriate for the type of straw art we are creating.
		Although you can take straw and plait (weave) something beautiful using only the straw and thread to tie, other techniques such as marquetry or Swiss techniques require other tools.
		Various items can be used for softening and flattening straw for marquetry and other techniques.
	www.nawwstrawart.org /tools_and_supplies.htm (968 words)

	Inlay and Marquetry Book Reviews
		Marquetry is a subject difficult to explain without a picture.
		I it's hard to see but there is marquetry work all over the front of it.
		Inlay Product World is largest supplier of stock and custom wood inlay strips, marquetry medallions, and all sorts of related items.
	www.inlay.com /marquetry/inlay_books/book.htm (321 words)

	Marquetry Straw Star Greetings Card
		You will need straw that is hollow, i.e.
		straw that has a thin wall, not a thick wall or a pithy stem.
		Former Glory can supply straw that is intended for wrapping rush or sedge grass seating but is excellent for straw marquetry.
	www.myhome.clara.net /project01.html (566 words)

	Swiss STRAW Marquetry & Embroidery. Craft Book (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		This is a step-by-step guide that explores many different techniques, with over 270 colour photos showing you how to create decorative motifs, jewellery, embroideries and marquetry designs.
		Swiss Straw Work - straw lace, woven flowers and leaves, decorative motifs, buttons and jewellery which can be made by twisting straw thread and flat straw splints.
		Marquetry - flattened straw strips used as veneers to create pictures, mosaics and geometric patterns.
	www.winesbeersandspiritsofthenet.com /items/8427966628.html (122 words)

	Country Straw Pickin's
		At Country Straw Pickin's, Alan and Judy Erickson, have been farming for 25 years.
		In the 1900's, when the first fl bearded durum was brought in from Argentina to the USA, it was called peliss then and was imported to Canada in 1929 and later renamed Pelissier.
		When you call Country Straw Pickin's we will be glad to give you advice on how to get started in the craft the soaking, tying and equipment you would need to get started in wheat weaving or design work.
	www.commercemarketplace.com /shops/countrystraw (435 words)

	Casket (AAA0005) - National Maritime Museum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		A straw work casket made by a Napoleonic prisoner of war held in England.
		The remaining surfaces are decorated with straw marquetry.
		Prisoners were encouraged to produce straw marquetry rather than items such as hats, to avoid competing with established local industries.
	www.nmm.ac.uk /collections/explore/object.cfm?ID=AAA0005 (230 words)

	Straw Marquetry
		Teoma Straw Marquetry results - Go directly to highly rated Straw Marquetry results on Teoma.
		Straw Marquetry listings at Excite - Now gathers most relevant results from the top engines and directories.
		(Redirected from Straw Marquetry) Straw marquetry is very similar to the craft of wood Marquetry, except that straw replaces the wood veneer.
	www.inneans.com /crafts/Straw-Marquetry.html (519 words)

	Straw Marquetry by Beverly Peterson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Beverly was traveling in Portugal when she happened upon a street artist doing straw art pictures.
		She was fascinated by the craft as she carefully watched how it was done.
		By trial and error she developed her technique until she could create beautiful straw art pictures.
	geocities.com /wheatwhiz/bevpeter/bevpete.htm (72 words)

	Guild of Straw Craftsmen - Links
		Her web page contains examples of Swiss Straw work as well as embroidery; it is probably inevitable that Swiss Straw work and embroidery will be combined as the elements of Swiss Straw work can be used in many different ways.
		These cards are made of straw artwork on a Peepul leaf, which in turn is fixed on to handmade paper.
		A rather amazing straw figure, a "straw guardian, thought to have magical power, is displayed at the village borders to protect the village from intrusion by evil spirits or dangerous persons".
	home.clara.net /myhome/links.html (1376 words)

	Cigar Aficionado \| Archives \| Elie Bleu Straw Marquetry Humidor
		The Elie Blue Psychédelique Straw Marquetry humidor comes in a standard cube shape, but is decorated with an age-old technique of working in threshed grain that gives it a wavering optical effect that seems to have been conceived by a consortium that includes M.C. Escher and Timothy Leary.
		Purportedly introduced by travelers returning from the Far East, straw marquetry came to England in the seventeenth century and, in the next century, to France, where it found a home in the court of Louis XV.
		The Elie Bleu Straw Marquetry humidors hold 75 or 110 cigars, and are available in various color combinations.
	www.cigaraficionado.com /Cigar/CA_Archives/CA_Show_Article/0,2322,1890,00.html (383 words)

	Granite Bay View - Weaving Wheat (Long features)
		Downs, originally a cloth weaver, encountered the straw arts in a Berkley store, called Straw into Gold in 1980 when she was shopping for looms.
		In straw marquetry the shaft must be split and cut and then pieces back together in intricate patterns.
		Swiss straw is the technique of finely splitting the straw and then spinning it on a special wheel (which Downs has) into thread.
	www.granitebayview.com /article/2004/9/557 (961 words)

	The Guild of Straw Craftsmen - Straw Craft Books, Materials, Equipment and Courses
		After her death her large collection of straw work was given to the Hereford Museum so that it could be displayed for the benefit of others.
		Many of the growers of straw do it as a service to straw plaiters, so please send an e-mail to the Guild for details of your nearest supplier.
		Their straw is intended for wrapping rush or sedge grass seating but is excellent for straw marquetry.
	www.myhome.clara.co.uk /resource.html (1105 words)

	The Guild of Straw Craftsmen - Straw Craft Books, Materials, Equipment and Courses (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		After her death her large collection of straw work was given to the Hereford Museum so that it could be displayed for the benefit of others.
		Many of the growers of straw do it as a service to straw plaiters, so please send an e-mail to the Guild for details of your nearest supplier.
		Their straw is intended for wrapping rush or sedge grass seating but is excellent for straw marquetry.
	home.clara.net /myhome/resource.html (1105 words)

	Straw-Work Box - Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery Information Centre
		This very fine straw work casket was made in England by Napoleonic prisoners of war.
		Varnished straws were then pasted on to a thin paper backing which was in turn glued on to the box.
		The high quality straw marquetry on the inside of the casket which depicts Forde Abbey in Dorset was taken from a drawing by Prideaux.
	www.bmagic.org.uk /objects/1965T4520 (113 words)

	Straw craft (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		This book on making flowers from straw is very similar to making hair flowers.
		This book explains the techniques of straw work, Marquetry and embroidery using straw.
		But from what I have read, you could use human or horsehair instead of straw, or combine the two.
	www.hairwork.com /books_for_sale/straw_craft.htm (122 words)

	Welcome to Kansas Wheat
		From the fields of Scandinavia to the flat lands of Russia, from the vales of Europe to the prairies of the United States, straw crafts and wheat waving have long been traditional and artistic parts of many cultures.
		Others used straw art to honor births, marriages, graduations, and remembrances of departed loved ones.
		Practical reasons also found Kansans making straw hats for summer wear, baskets for gathering, and twisting straw rope to bundle the wheat sheaves at harvest time.
	www.kswheat.com /general.asp?id=518 (293 words)

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