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🌾A community for straw crafts enthusiasts
🌾 Preservation of this heritage craft
🌾Est:1989
🌾Resources and learning
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We have a fabulous 'New Look' to the Straw Craftsmen News, our bi annual newsletter that goes out to all our members. What do you think? We love it!

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This Spring 2023 edition is full of fascinating, informative, and inspiring articles about the craft. A big thank you to @mattwilliscreative for designing the new look and everyone involved in getting this edition out.

If you have an interesting straw related snippet or are running an event or workshop and would like to contribute to the Autumn edition, please send any articles to our complier at scnewscompliler@strawcraftsmen.co.uk

If you want to get your hands on a copy, annual UK membership to the Straw Craftsmen is just £10, more information can be found on our website.

#strawcraftsmen #straw #strawcrafts #members #membership #newlook #newsletter by @_strawcraftsmen

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3 years ago

Why not become a member of the Strawcraftsmen.. 🌾🌾🌾

Membership is open to anyone interested in any aspect of straw work and is a wonderful place to meet other members at our local groups’ meetings or at our main national events Straw in the North in the spring and Strawfest in the autumn where there are straw related workshops.
With an annual subscription you will receive our bi annual Strawcraftsmen magazine, packed with all things straw.

Head over to our website www.strawcraftsmen.co.uk for more details. 🌾😊🌾

#strawcrafts #strawcraftsmen #membership #strawwork #community #heritagecrafts by @_strawcraftsmen

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5 years ago

Want to try your hand at strawcrafts? Here is our list of suppliers to get you started!

🌾For straw head to www.simplystraw.co.uk Rosemary grows wheat, oats and rye especially for the craft, you can collect your straw by appointment only or have it sent.

For tools and other materials

🌾@somethingcornystraw has a range of the essential tools for all types of straw crafts
🌾 @the_straw_shop in the United States have a comprehensive range of supplies (worth checking if they ship to the UK)

🌾 Happy crafting 🌾

#strawcrafts #strawcraftsmen #strawwork #supplies by @_strawcraftsmen

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4 years ago

Some very beautiful and intricate swiss straw work by @soe_wn combining rye straw motifs and hemp thread 💛

#swissstrawwork #strawembellishments #strawwork #ryetraw #millinery by @_strawcraftsmen

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25 days ago

A beautiful straw presentation box or straw shrine by Oxford based straw worker @ministryofstraw 🌾

We love how @ministryofstraw has creatively used different flat plait techniques to decorate the presentation box. 🌾

#strawworkers #strawcraftsmen #strawplaiting #heritagecrafts by @_strawcraftsmen

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a month ago

Hello Straw Craftsmen Members,

We are happy to announce that we are running our third 'Straw Studios' an online forum on the evening of the 14th September 🌾

These online forums are open to members only (another good reason to join the organisation) and are a chance for our community to meet, chat, share news, stories, crafting tips and our general enthusiasm for this wonderful craft.

This session theme is 'Orgins'. How did you come to Straw Crafts? 🌾

See you there 👏

#strawcraftsmen #strawworkers #heritagecrafts #community #meetup by @_strawcraftsmen

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a month ago

Woah! Stunning picture of 80 love knots made by
@corndollyfolklore for a recent wedding. They are made from square head master wheat straw and the groom himself was a thatcher who regularly uses this variety in his work. How perfect. 🌾

#thatchingheritage #buttonholes #harvestknots #loveknots #strawcrafts by @_strawcraftsmen

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2 months ago

We love a pinbadge, who doesn't? We have a lovely, golden (not real gold) strawcraftmen pin badge that all new members receive when they join the organisation 🌾

Head over to our membership page for more details.
https://www.strawcraftsmen.co.uk/membership/

#pinbadge #strawcraftsmen #heritagecrafts #membership #strawcrafts by @_strawcraftsmen

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2 months ago

Beautiful examples of the Welsh 'Caseg Fedi' or 'harvest mare' often referred to today as the Welsh Border Fan or quil fans. These examples likely date back to the early 20th century from the parish of Llangynllo, Radnorshire. 🌾

We love how the design is keeps it's consistent size, resembling a mares tail.

Image from the Welsh Folk Museum

#welshfolkcustoms #welshharvest #corndolly #caseg fedi #harvestcustoms by @_strawcraftsmen

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2 months ago

Hello Straw Crafters,

This is just a quick reminder that it's the time of year for membership renewal for our existing members.

You can renew membership via our website https://www.strawcraftsmen.co.uk/membership/

We are so thankful to all our members and look forward to another year of community and straw crafting. 🌾

#strawcraftsmen #strawworkers #membership #membershiprenewal #strawcrafts by @_strawcraftsmen

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4 months ago

Our Spring 2026 Straw Craftsmen News is filled with interesting articles, interviews with international straw artists, straw crafting essentials, and much much more. 🌾

Become a Straw Craftsmen member at www.strawcraftsmen.co.uk to get hold of your copy. 🌾

#strawcraftsmen #strawcrafts #heritagecraft #newsletter #strawworking by @_strawcraftsmen

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5 months ago

Wow, what a fabulous, creative weekend of straw crafts. Thank you to everyone who attended, it was wonderful to catch up with friends, new and old 🌾

A special thanks to the strawcraftsmen team Ian and Emma (@wheatear_strawcraft) Ann and Sue for organising the weekend.

See you next year. 🌾

#strawcraftsmen #heritagecrafts #strawworkers #strawcrafts ##strawplaiting by @_strawcraftsmen

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6 months ago