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Apr 11, 2021 18 tweets 15 min read Read on X
1) India 🇮🇳 has an edge as far as 
#ecofriendly handicrafts are concerned because it has a tradition of making beautiful #handicrafts with articles like ivory, bamboo, palm leaves, seashells, wood, coconut shells, clay, cloth, metals, stone & so on.#vocalforlocal @narendramodi
2)Jute products
Jute is extracted frm fiber of jute tree that is obtained after prolonged soaking in water.100% natural & biodegradable fiber, keeping the environment green & clean.tendency to transform itself into awe inspiring artifacts & #Handicrafts
@blsanthosh @pcsarangi
3) Bamboo handicrafts
Bamboo can make one of the eco-friendly products. Bamboo pens are particularly used as promotional items by business establishments. The pen is made from small bamboo reeds by the craftsmen.The hollow look of Banboo can be used in many creations @sinha2300
4)Wooden handicrafts & toys
Wooden Toys are irresistible souvenirs for anyone .These are fascinating crafts created out of wood carving.@OfficeOfRKSingh @hindustanse
@VandanaJayrajan @LevinaNeythiri @Ramesh_BJP @vanitajain21 @AjayPandey__ @nsbchd
5) Coconut Shell Handicrafts
Coconuts are one of the most abundantly occurring natural products .Coconut shell craft products like bowls, vases, tea pots & toys. Other products include lamp stands encased in brass & smaller coconut shell articles.
6)Screw Pine Products
Screw Pine weaving is an ancient craft. Three different types of mats are woven with the screw pine leaves. The most popular products made from screw pine are straw hats, household linen and carry bags.
7)Pulpaya Mats
Pulpaya, which is a traditional grass mat, is one of the oldest handicraft items of South India that brings you the virtue of nature in the form of a utilitarian product. @Muralik79739498 @SortedEagle @VertigoWarrior @balbir59
8)Coir and Cane Products
Coir & Cane Products are used to create eco-friendly items like coir mattresses, floor furnishings, mats & other colourful items. Coir product manufacturing is an important part of the cottage industry in 🇮🇳. Calicut and Kollam are main manufacturers.
9)Banana Fibre Handicrafts
Trunk of Banana plant when treated gives a fine natural fibre. Banana fibre handicrafts are slowly gaining in popularity.Traditional table mats, bags& wall hanging are some products.The traditional pattu saree in Kerala is woven using this fibre.
10)Rice Straw Handicrafts
Rice straw painting ancient art originated in South by using different shades of rice straw cut glued on black cotton cloth.Materials r natural as leaves,glue from tree sap,paper, etc.Straw mats, hats, handbags, wall decorations sculptures and brooms.
11)Kathakali Papier-mâché Masks
Kerala known for the spectacular classical dance drama music & ritual Kathakali oldest theatre forms in the world.The masks worn are little relics& showpieces made of paper & glue, including the elaborate headgear, painted face & long black hair.
12)Koodur grass ice-resilient jootis
A flute rendition,the land of sapphire in Kishtwar, Kashmir is battling a rough terrain,group of women over local folklore, weave something beautiful,useful with grass,colour,wool & thread.
Koodur crafts is apart of heritage & livelihood.
13)Khajoor grass craft and jewellery
Specialised in plaiting flowers frm date palm/khajoor leaves in city Ujjain. ‘Khajoor’ crafts, are beautiful artworks frm modest jhadoos (brooms) to neckpieces, flowers &vases.Made frm corn husks,dry leaves &foliage ,dyed a rustic, earthy hue
14)Water hyacinth handbags
Locally known as ‘Paanimeteka’ in Assam, water hyacinth weeds have been generating livelihood. The ecofriendly bags, purses& hats hv are made of stem portions of this plant. NEDFi has branded these creations - ‘aqua weaves’- an online platform.
15)Sikki, Sabai,Moonj grass basketry
Moonj,Sabai a form of grass found along banks of Yamuna in Allahabad.These reeds grow on banks of water bodies& marshy lands.Sikki, form of golden grass, grows in Bihar plains. Baskets& boxes r made with technique of coiling & later dyed.
16)Sisal mats
Future fibre, helpful in controlling soil erosion, sisal plant is found in central Indian terrains especially in the states of Chattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh.Dining mats, doormats, dolls, bags, purses &wall hangings.
Sisal also absorbs carbondioxide frm environment.
17) Leather toys from Mhow
Local grass used as an integral raw material in leather craftworks frm Mhow. In fact, the entire process of making leather animal figurines, revolves around utilising waste materials such as newspapers, straws and gum made from tamarind seeds.
18) Paper Mache
2 imp aspects of Kashmiri paper mache-Sakhtsazi & Naqashi. Sakhtsazi -making the foundation of the paper mache figurine or object with the paper pulp soaked in water for 3/4 days& pulp dries in sun& mixed with rice glue.
Naqashi- step of painting& decoration.

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#environnementfriendly
#VocalForLocal
Coconut coir & shell
is tough,perfect for giving ur utensils an all-natural clean. Put them in ur compost once their job is done & there's no guilt of adding to the trash in the landfills.They are 100% compostable & biodegradable.
Plastic❌
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2)Phad
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3)Warli Paintings
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