Are you going to the beach? What accessories are you planning to take? Sunscreen would be the most obvious answer. Besides sunscreen, another important beach accessory you should take with you is a
straw mat. Though straw mats are great inventions, there are few people who have them. How many times have you felt your feet burning from the hot sand on the beach? With our
straw mats, you can just set it down and protect your skin from the hot sand and our straw mats are water resistant. You can easily shake out the sand once you have used our straw mats, you don’t have to worry about having to washing it off once you get home.
Our straw mats are very versatile and can be used anywhere you want. Straw mats are a great household item, which you need to have as a homeowner. You can take your straw mat to a beach party, outdoor picnics and camping trips. Straw mats are durable and foldable. You can easily roil up your straw mat when you have no use for them. As you can see, mats are the ultimate household item you must have so make sure to buy one for your home.
Our straw mats are convenient for any outing, whether it’s to go to the beach or a nice picnic on a sunny day with your loved ones. They are convenient and leightweight. Most importantly they are eco friendly.
Uses of straw
Straw is an agricultural by product from the dry stalks of cereal plants after the chaff and grain is removed. More then half of the yield of cereal crops like barley, oats, rice etc comprises of straw. Straw is used for many purposes; fule, livestock, bedding, fodder, basket making and thatching to name a few.
Chinese people used to sit or kneel on
straw mats on the floor in the Ancient era. Beds and mats were used around 471 to 221 B.C. That was when people started moving their daily living from the floor to raised heights.
In Japan, tatami mats were used. Tatami in Japanese means 'folded and piled'. Tatami mats are a traditional type of Japanese flooring. Tatami mats are usually made form rice straw and are made in uniform sizes. Tatami mats were originally used by Japanese nobility in Ancient Japan. The Heian era when the shinden-zukuri architectural style was prominent in houses, the house flooring was mainly wooden and tatami mats were used for the highest aristocrats. Tatami covered rooms were called zashiki which means ‘a room spread for sitting’. The arrangement of the tatami mats were determined by seating and etiquette. It was believed that before the 16th century, the ruling nobility and samurai slept on tatami or woven mats called goza while the common people used straw mats or loose straw for their beddings. The lower class people used mat-covered dirt floor. By the end of the 17th century, tatami mats became high in demand and were used by commoners.
