The internet sales promotion of Far East Straw Hats Corp. will be priced at $45 during the summer season. To start shopping Click On Line Store on Featured Hats and click Featured Hats on upper left side. Purchaser of this straw hat from foreign countries automatically converts this price to their respective currencies when submitting their payment . The site is secured and reliable as shown on the store policy procedures. To order please go to http://www.feshc.com/ please e-mail inquiries to: feshc07@yahoo.com.
We appreciate your patronage and look forward to your order.
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Thursday, July 24, 2008
The Making of a Buntal Straw Hat
The weaving of buntal straw hat originated in Baliuag, Bulacan, Philippines in the early 1900's. My great grandmother , Dolores Maniquis was the pioneer weaver of this straw hat type.
The first step to start a weave is to flatten the bunch of fiber on a heavy presser, this is done to enable the fiber to have a flat feature since the fiber comes in round shape and a bit cumbersome to weave with this texture. After this process, the start of the weave is done by the lead-weaver whose work is to put each strand of fiber into a symmetrical shape. After weaving a concentric circle of approximately eight to ten inches in diameter, the woven fiber is put on a conical wood block which is use to shape the crown of the straw hat. Another weaver takes over to do the crown up to the brim. Once this step is finished, the straw hat is given to the back weaver, this person does the closing of the fiber strands which are individually woven to close the brim. The straw hat is further pressed to tighten the weave and give it a shinier finish. The straw hat is put on a wood block and iron to give the final touch of completion.
With this processes done, the straw hat is shaped into a Fedora, Trilby, Optimo and a lot more other styles. The sweatband and headband are attached and the straw hat is ready to be worn by the person who loves the straw hat of this quality and workmanship.
Please visit our website: http://www.feshc.com/ and browse at the straw hat that is 100% hand woven.
The first step to start a weave is to flatten the bunch of fiber on a heavy presser, this is done to enable the fiber to have a flat feature since the fiber comes in round shape and a bit cumbersome to weave with this texture. After this process, the start of the weave is done by the lead-weaver whose work is to put each strand of fiber into a symmetrical shape. After weaving a concentric circle of approximately eight to ten inches in diameter, the woven fiber is put on a conical wood block which is use to shape the crown of the straw hat. Another weaver takes over to do the crown up to the brim. Once this step is finished, the straw hat is given to the back weaver, this person does the closing of the fiber strands which are individually woven to close the brim. The straw hat is further pressed to tighten the weave and give it a shinier finish. The straw hat is put on a wood block and iron to give the final touch of completion.
With this processes done, the straw hat is shaped into a Fedora, Trilby, Optimo and a lot more other styles. The sweatband and headband are attached and the straw hat is ready to be worn by the person who loves the straw hat of this quality and workmanship.
Please visit our website: http://www.feshc.com/ and browse at the straw hat that is 100% hand woven.
Saturday, July 5, 2008
Product Review
The straw hat of Far East Straw Hats Corporation recently received a review from the blog: http://thedelanoobserver.blogspot.com.
It is a very interesting article and shows that my straw hat has the quality worth owning one. My sincere appreciation goes to you Shen.
It is a very interesting article and shows that my straw hat has the quality worth owning one. My sincere appreciation goes to you Shen.
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Ordering on Line
The web-site : www.feshc.com of Far East Straw Hats Corporation has an On-Line-Store, this is a secured site and the privacy information of the customers are safeguarded by the company as shown on the Store Policy procedures. The straw hats have been individually blocked (shaped) and should you need a size that is not shown on the Hat Size Table, simply write your specifications on feshc07@yahoo.com and we will work on your order. It takes about two to three weeks for us to fill an order.
I look forward to your interest in owning a straw hat made by our company. Thank you for your patronage.
I look forward to your interest in owning a straw hat made by our company. Thank you for your patronage.
origin of Balistraw
The name Balistraw came from the phrase Baliuag Straw , the place where this straw hat was originally woven in 1907. For further information you can visit baliuag.net and surf on the articles about this straw hat.
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