The Korbflechterei on the Baleareninsel Mallorca is one of arts and crafts, older even still than the pottery. Thus one found in archaeological find places remainders of twisted and gewobenen vegetable fibers. Until today this tradition in the region Llevant held itself with

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Palms are very useful plants. Large kinds like the Dattelpalme or the Kokospalme supply not only prettily drawn shade, but still extremely tasty fruits. They are a little fastidious thereby which concerns its daily thirst. Smaller companions of the kind Palma, like the dwarf palm resident on the Balearen, supply no fruits for the dessert or heat-insensitive fats, for it flexible, durable sheets in handy size. While the large sheets are ideal as hand fan and even as rainproof lining of roofs, transform those of the dwarf palms under skillful hands of an experienced mallorquinischen Flechters into as good as everything that is to hold in the house and garden, at the beach and when buying things together.

Region

On the fields between Manacor and it is resident and probably-felt there, when still nobody remembered to cultivate it in Plantagen. Today the mini palms large up to a meter cover the hektarweise fields, because in the art basket lichens is still largely written, to any plastics to the defiance.

Manufacturing

The technology is as simple as brilliant: First the is cut off to the fan-like sheets of the palm, which holds the work of art together of nature. Afterwards they are dried in the sengenden heat. Because they long and thin are are the sun bath usually only from short duration. As soon as the sheets are gold-yellow and drying become them in water so long eingeweicht, until they are flexible enough, in order to follow even the trickiest loop turn. A switches it has also for the Flechter the advantage that he does not cut his hands at the otherwise razor-blade-sharp sheet edges. The soft sheets are called palmito. The principle of weaving is the basis, all the same whether a stretcher basket for a donkey back is to develop or for hanging basket, in order to store cheese cat and in the kitchen or on the Darre.

In a frame from firm stacks or sheets rectangular becomes the individual sheets verwoben. If these damp sheets pull now for a second time drying together, them itself easily, which gives a special stability and density to the wattlework. However if a sun hat is to protect in the future the worker with the palm harvest, a schicker purchase basket its companion on the market of Palma decorate or also a mat as beach sheets or Wandbehang serve, already little a more Fantasie and fate are in demand. With dyed leafing obliging/pleasing and artful samples develop, times into the basic network eingewoben, times plastic as the second or even third layer laid on. Besides each Flechter has its own repertoire specialcheats on, in order to draw also without color additives, only by mysterious pre and reverse gears, leaders and cancer courses, from the dwarf palm sheets the most failed samples.

Auxiliary use

As in the rural surrounding field also nothing is nearly always wasted. Thus cut off the and those sheet parts, which drop when twisting, are divided into its long, strong fibers. Lots tied together result in these a outstanding broom.

Firmly into one another-turned considerable strong rope and cords develop, at which goats, donkeys and sheep are tied up, water buckets in the wells are lowered, boats are fastened and with those even Stuhlsitze artful covered.

Markets

On many markets these products are offered to the island Mallorca.

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