Corn husk futon weaving method is as follows:

Steps of the futon weaving method: wet the prepared corn husk with water. According to the thinness of the development of corn husk double stranded rope two, slightly thinner single stranded rope one. Bottom ridge according to five centimeters spacing laid, overlap the double strand rope with a single strand rope with the bottom ridge tied. Every five centimeters, tie in a circle with the previous base ridge. Weave continuously. Weaving is completed, drying can be.

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The futon is a round, flat cushion made of woven cattails. It is also known as a round seat. It is used by practitioners for sitting meditation and kneeling.

The futon was later wrapped in silk brocade. There are many types, the thick one is called thick round seat, the grass woven by the Kan is called Kan round seat, and there is a hole in the center of the ring-shaped. [Zen Lin elephant instrument paper artifacts door]

In places where there is no futon, there are also made of straw, the name is also called futon. In the north, there are also used corncob skins to prepare, in addition to the name of futon, also called futon.

The materials used to make futon are sun-dried rice straw and bamboo shoot shells. These two kinds of things are very common in the farmhouse. It is needless to say that every year after the harvest of rice in the golden autumn, the rice straw in the farmhouse is piled up into a mountain, so much rice straw, farmers have their own use, can be used as firewood, can be used as cattle fodder, can be woven straw shoes, straw ropes, futon, but also when the chickens, ducks, cats, dogs, pigs, cows, the pen pads, so it is the best of all worlds, the role of the rice straw has been fully played.

And the bamboo shoot shells, every year when the spring bamboo shoots crazy long string high, those bamboo shoots shells will fall off on their own, just fall off the bamboo shoot shells like a piece of tile, there are tilted up, there are buckle, but when the sun, they all shriveled up and curled up, like a brush, scattered across the bamboo forest, and illiterate farmers picked up, not to do the pen, but to do the binding rope. This kind of sun-dried bamboo shoot shells, very tough knot, to do the binding rope firm wear-resistant.

The difficulty of making a futon lies in the curvature of the corners, which must be rounded, and the straw inside must be filled in a little more to make it look full and thick. The center of the futon, straw is reduced accordingly, so that the whole futon will have a "waist", was the old "tea plate" type. The quality of the futon depends not only on the beauty of its appearance, but also on its thickness. Play a futon need to spend half an hour, after the completion of the preparation, to dry the water, so that it is not easy to mold and rot.