{"product_id":"zart-raffia-natural-1kg-bulk-bag-natural-plant-fibre","title":"Zart Raffia Natural 1kg Bulk Bag Natural Plant Fibre","description":"\u003ch2\u003eA kilogram, which is enough that nobody has to be careful with it\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1kg of natural undyed raffia. $33.30.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBuying raffia in small bundles is the problem.\u003c\/strong\u003e A teacher hands out a strand each, the activity becomes about rationing, and the point of a natural fibre - that you can pull it, split it, layer it, waste some - is lost. A kilogram removes that entirely.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUndyed and natural\u003c\/strong\u003e, so it sits with timber, clay, hessian and cardboard without fighting them. It also takes dye if you want it to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt does several jobs.\u003c\/strong\u003e Weaving weft, tying and binding, basketry coils, collage texture, hair on a puppet, thatch on a model, fringing on a costume.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStrong and flexible\u003c\/strong\u003e, so it braids and knots without snapping and holds a knot once tied.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt splits.\u003c\/strong\u003e One strand pulls into several finer ones, which lets the same material do coarse and fine work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eTwo things to be straight about\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThere is no barcode for this product in our supplier data, and we will not invent one.\u003c\/strong\u003e If you scan stock into a system, tell us and we will get it from Zart first.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eZart calls it \"eco-conscious\".\u003c\/strong\u003e Raffia is a plant fibre, so that is a reasonable description - but there is no certification behind the word and we are not going to present it as one. We have asked what, if anything, sits behind it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Zart","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53793492828523,"sku":"EVCQ040","price":33.3,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0963\/2795\/8891\/files\/CQ040.jpg?v=1788374709","url":"https:\/\/megaofficesupplies.com.au\/products\/zart-raffia-natural-1kg-bulk-bag-natural-plant-fibre","provider":"Mega Office Supplies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}