Wicker is very hard
woven fiber which can be formed into rigid material, that certain plants and
plastic are used to make strong and stiff material. It is mainly used for
making furniture. Wicker has recorded in the history from the ancient time.
Egyptian used to use wicker made material to carry stuff and other things not
everyone could afford it that time however, only few pieces were attained by
them.
Beginning of Wicker
popularity!
The popularity of
wicker starts spreading from Egypt to Roman as wicker was used to collect and
carry stuff. Roman was the first one to manufacture furniture from wicker.
Slowly and gradually, the trends started to pass on to different clay and
communities. By the time of 1400-1500 wicker had became quite common.
Eventually, in
1800, wicker bounced back with good quality as somewhere in Africa region
rattan was found which was even harder compared to wicker. Wicker is made of
one of the core which is taken from rattan, so basically rattan stem is
separated to obtain the inner soft core and material which is used to make
wicker.
Utilization of
Wicker!
Using wicker for
making furniture has been going on since many years. Hundreds of things are
being made of wicker nowadays. Most widely known for wicker tables and chairs, wicker sofa sets and patio
umbrella are the things which are more preferred in modern time. As wicker
furniture is light in weight as easy to take care of.
Natural and Synthetic
Wicker!
Combination of two
things plastic and plants such as (reed, bamboo or synthetic) are formed into
one frame to make furniture. Two types of wicker are available one is synthetic
and other is natural. Natural wicker is extracted from stem of rattan ‘vine’
which is also well known for its beauty, comfort & durability. Resin wicker
which is synthetic material is durable and suitable for outdoor furniture and
can also last for long.
Misconception of
Rattan and Wicker!
Many people or home owners believe
that rattan and wicker is the same thing. But this is totally wrong; rattan is
stem which grows in the region of Africa with very stiff stem it can grow up to
hundreds of meter. While on the other hand wicker is something which is
obtained from rattan. Wicker is not a material it is made of rattan.
AUTHOR BIO
Melissa Baxter at
very young age has stepped in the world of blogging, with passage of time
Melissa also earned her degree from reputed University. Melissa recently
started her researches and writing articles on Xanthan Gum and Rattan Sofa Furniture.
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