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Tuy An district in the South Central coastal province of Phu Yen is well known for its century-old sedge mat weaving tradition.

The predominant material used in crafting these mats is derived from sedge plants, which are grew along Tuy An District.

Sedge grass is harvested and sun-dried, then clustered and dyed. Coloured sedge strings are sun-dried again and woven into mats by experienced craftsmen.

Upon visiting An Cu village, tourists will witness both the young and elderly joyfully engaged in harvesting sedge plants to craft mats and can’t help but be amazed by the vibrant, marvellous patterned mats. This time-honoured mat-weaving craft is passed down to through generations of the village, ensuring its continuation for younger inhabitants.

Across Vietnam’s Central Highlands and south-central provinces, sedge mats are widely used and comfortable option to sleep on.

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The mat weaver,the tea packer and the corned beef inspector

Occupations which have gone from British industrial life, like the wheel tappers and the saggar maker's bottom knocker also include common occupations in 19th century east end of London like the mat weavers and the tea packers.

There were numerous mat weaving factories in the east end in the late nineteenth century. coconut fibre was imported in large quantities to be made into mats which were an almost staple floor covering on working class houses, particularly those with stone floors. Coconut fibre was hard wearing and popular up to the 1950s but is almost lost as a material for the larger mats used in those days but is still popular for the small doormats. Hard-wearing and able to withstand years of use where front doors of houses come straight in off the street and dirt and wet being brought in on the shoes of every visitor.

In December 1906 the newspapers headlined a mat carpet made to cover the great arena at Olympia in London, It was 83,000 square feet in areas and was claimed to be the largest ever made in the world. It was sent to London by rail, and it is reported that it filled 37 of Harrod's pantechnicons and the procession of vans through the London streets was more than a mile in length. It was manufactured in Glemsford in Essex and the London "Express" called it a triumph of British manufacture, but this industry, like many others came at a price. My Grand Aunt, Rebecca Worsfold worked at the Glemsford factory and died a few years later from Carcinoma of oesophagus at the age of 52.

My mother was a tea packer when she married in 1918. The biggest tea company in the area at the time was Mazawattee who had a large factory at Tower Hill, quite a walk from Cable street, Stepney but not an unusually long distance for folk to walk to work then. Tea came into the country, mainly from India and Ceylon and was blended in the factory mainly by hand as the machinery for packaging was still rudimentary. The dust from the packing process was everywhere and and the hours were long and the work ardous affecting the health of all the workers. My mother only lived to the age of 60.

The corned beef inspector had a much safer job as of course he did not exist! Corned beef came into the country already canned so could not be inspected. The epithet "corned beef inspector" was given to anyone standing around with nothing to do.

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UNDERSTANDING MAT WEAVING AND ITS END PRODUCT USING TECHNOLOGY

Mat weaving is a traditional craft that has come of ages in Nigeria; it is practiced by the large variety of indigenous people of Nigeria. Mat weaving craft is very economical to produce. It is produced by the simply intertwining of the mat leaves. The leaves are grown and harvested in due time, dried and processed for production process. Mats are highly esteemed amongst the Yoruba people especially by the traditional rulers because of the diverse purposes it serves.

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Ekiti Women in Ogotun-Ekiti, weaving floor mats (Eni). Geography: Ogotun-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria. Ca. 20th century.

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Mat Weaving in Nigeria || Ca. 1960′s || Photography by John Hinde.

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Final Days in Hoi An

Teaching (Keelan and Shantel): After about two weeks of being with the children I cant believe my trip to Viet Nam is almost over. Now that I have completed my two lessons, one that involved frogs and one that explored the different adventures of Waikiki, I have a greater apreciation for my teachers. I found it difficult to keep the childrens attention throughout the whole activity of making a lei. It was also hard because I didnt keep track of time so the children either couldnt finish their lei in time or I had a little extra time when some students finished early. Overall, despite the fact that this lesson was used for my senior project which caused it to be a little more stressful, I still enjoyed my experience. As a returning member to vuetnam, this has been a winderful an dmemorable experibce. I enjoyed havung another oppertunity to teach at an elementary school and i feel that they appreciate the education that we provided them. Unlike america, these children enjoy learning englush. In addition ti teaching, i also was able to see returning students from last year. Iv eseen them improve their english speaking skills as well as their comprehension. This year i was able to share the book i made which was about Hawaii. I feel that this was a enriching topic since they were unsure of where we came from. Through this,we were also able to share our hawaiian culture with them. I hope to one day return to hoi an and continue teaching the elemtary school children. Mat Weaving and Noodle Making (Erin, Pomai, and Sammi): It was exciting to be able to see first hand these two forms of Vietnamese lifestyle. Mat weaving brought back some memories from childhood. Those paper woven mats from child crafts are no match for their intricate patterns. It was surprising how long it took to make the mats. Though they work hard, it was still a tedious job and astonishing how they continued happily making few profits. It was interesting that two people had to make the mats. One person weaves the coloured straw through while the other person pushes the straw together tight. Erin really wanted to get one , but they were , understandably, pretty expensive. Noodle making was also quite interesting. It was very fulfilling to see such a common food especially in Vietnam being made from scratch, and being able to participate in the process. We saw them make the mixture, cook it, then cut the individual noodles by putting it through a "noodle cutter." We all poured some mixture on an old fashioned fire powed stove and steamed the noodles. Many people were able to try and see if they would survive in a Vietnamese kitchen. Now when we eat mi qua, we will be able toappreciate it more because we know the process. It was nice to be able to travel on Captain Quoc's boat one more time to go to the villages too.