Coconut rope craft - Coconut is famous for its various functions, such as roots, stems, leaves, and fruit. Coconut is also widely used for its seeds. From its origins, we can make handicrafts from coconut fiber. Coir is part of the mesocarp (blanket) of the coconut fruit core.
Coconut coir is commonly called a waste coconut product. It is piled under coconut trees and left to rot or dry out. Coir from coconut husk is used mainly for firewood. Traditionally, people process coconut coir to make rope and weave it into a doormat. Though coconut coir still has a relatively good economic value. Coconut coir, when broken down, will produce coco fiber and cocopeat.
Coir fiber products will produce a variety of derivative products with extraordinary benefits. Coconut coir is usually made from handicrafts, namely handicrafts from coconut coir.
How to Make Rope Doormat | Coconut Rope Craft
So far, people only know coconut coir products as home mats because this product is the most widely used in the traditional market. The products have names according to needs, such as a welcome doormat, bonjour, etc. It creates a positive image when installed in front of your home or office.
There is a step to making a rope doormat from coconut fiber.
Material:
- Coconut Coir
- Hammer
- Knife / giant scissors for finishing
How to make a coconut coir mat:
- Prepare the right one for weaving coir (can be with an elongated pole)
- Prepare the rope that will be the groove for weaving.
- Coconut coir weave (like weaving), the status from above, is arranged in parallel until everything is complete.
- Every time you get in line, reject it with a punch from above so that the mat is full & strong.
- Cut with a knife/scissors the remaining coconut husk.
The Function of Coir Rope Door Mat
This coconut coir mat has the following functions:
1. Cleaner
This coconut coir mat can clean your feet more cleanly. It compares with the other materials. A coir doormat can clean dirt on the feet to the maximum because this coconut fiber can brush between the feet and between the toes. With this function, this mat will feel its part.
2. The raw material is easy to get
Because the primary material makes from dried coconut coir, the raw material is coconut coir which is easy to find everywhere. It is a coconut coir base. This coconut coir mat is affordable in the pocket and easy to find at the local market. Moreover, now it is easy to find buying online.
3. Does not change color or is not easy to fade
This coconut coir mat is from natural materials, so the color given is scratched and brown. This coconut coir mat also has the original paint with its color. Also, it does not fade because faded colors might worry us.
4. Coconut Coir Mat is Smoother
Fortunately, the coir mat can make this coconut with high complexity. A soft base will result in a very smooth surface. Very dense and very dense. Artisans weave this manufacturing process. The webbing is solid, and the structure is similar, which makes this mat very durable.
With long or durable durability, this is an option for those who need a mat. With this resilience, the customer can feel the loyalty function. This raw material is coconut fiber, the primary material used, and the motifs are used from fibers.
