English | English Two women bind fine strips of bamboo into rings of smaller and smaller diameter, laying them on a cone-shaped wooden frame. Oblong leaves, smoothed out and cut to shape, are strung on to a thread and distributed like the parts of a fan over the rings, which lie on the frame. Two such layers are laid one over the other. Paper silhouettes are spread out between them to form a decoration. Finally the layers of leaves are sewn in place on to the bamboo rings, and the leaves are cut flush with the rim of the hat. |