愛地球之系列一: 麻布包
LOVE EARTH: LINEN BAGS
苧麻是中國古代重要的纖維作物之一。原產於中國西南地區。新石器時代長江中下游一些地方就已有種植?？脊懦鐾聊甏钤绲氖钦憬X山漾新石器時代遺址出土的苧麻布和細麻繩，距今已有4700餘年。苧麻是中國特有的以紡織為主要用途的農作物，是中國國寶，中國的苧麻產量約占全世界苧麻產量的90%以上，在國際上稱為“中國草”。
Boehmeria nivea is cultivated widely in China, mainly in Jiangxi, but also in S Gansu, S Henan, Hubei, Hunan, S Shaanxi, and Sichuan. And is also known as “CHINESE GRASS”. The history of the cultivation of this species in China can be traced back at least 4700 years. Ramie, which provides high-quality fiber, is used to make ropes, cloth, and some industrial materials. Ramie was introduced to Europe and North and South America in the early 18th century. Ramie plants are used medicinally to relieve internal fevers and treat infections of the urethra. In addition, young leaves are used as fodder for silkworms.
製作過程大概分為剝麻、績紗、織布和後處理四大步驟:
There are four steps for manufacturing the linen,
一、剝麻: 將苧麻砍下，去掉葉子，剝下莖皮，就可得到淡青色的苧麻纖維了。
1、Peeling: chop down the Boehmeria nivea, remove the leaves, peel off the stem and extract the ramie fibre.
二、 績紗: 績紗即是紡線。將一札札的麻解開，再將一片片的麻片用指甲劈成麻絲，取幾根麻絲撚成麻線，再卷成如繭狀紗綻一樣小團縷，就可以用來織苧麻布。
2、Spinning: Splitting pieces of ramie into ramie threads with fingernails, twisting several pieces of ramie threads into ramie threads, and then rolling them into yarn.
三、織布: 在織布之前，要將經紗按照幅寬牽好，分配好不同的顏色，牽疏入筘。牽好經線之後，要上漿，用早稻的糯米漿，將經線刷上幾遍，"苧麻只有上米漿之後比較光滑才可以織布，比較硬挺。"上好漿的經線經過晾曬之後，就可以織布了。
3、 Weaving: Before weaving, the warp yarn should be drawn according to its width, distributed with different colors and drawn into the reed. After the warping is done, the warping should be applied with the glue. After the warps are dried, they can be woven.
四、後處理: 成布的後處理，包括脫膠、漂白，染色等環節。
4、Post process: Including degumming, bleaching and dyeing.
一系列用麻布手工製作的盥洗包，加上防水的內里，天然環保又實用。
Hand made linen bags with EVA lining in which is 100% waterproof. Nature and practical. Simply basic.
