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A shallow bowl coiled from wheat straw, made by the Samuday Crafts cluster in Hardoi, Uttar Pradesh. The straw is wound in a rising spiral and bound turn by turn, then finished with a deep blue crocheted rim that holds the edge firm. Cut straw ends sit proud along the top, catching the light. Light enough to shift from desk to bedside and steady enough to hold keys, rings or loose change by the door, and no two of them close the same way at the rim.
Each piece may vary slightly due to handwork. Avoid moisture and perfumes. Clean gently with a soft, dry cloth.
SKU: SD-WGBS-RO-B-01Style Code: SD-WGBS-RO-BHSN Code: 10011900Region: HardoiState: Uttar pradesh
Curated by Samuday Crafts Pvt Ltd
Each piece is handcrafted, so slight variations in colour, texture and dimension are natural and celebrate its handmade origin.
This bowl is shallow and open, so everything in it stays visible. Nothing gets buried. That suits the things you put down without thinking: house keys, a watch, rings taken off at the sink, coins, earbuds, a spare SIM. Because the sides curve rather than stand straight, small items slide toward the centre instead of hiding along the edge.
Three places earn their keep. By the front door, on a console or a shoe rack, it becomes the spot where keys live, and mornings get shorter. On a desk it holds paper clips, pen drives and the odd charging cable without looking like office stationery. On a bedside or dressing table it takes rings, studs and a hair tie overnight.
The rim is a saturated blue, closer to indigo than to sky. It sits well against natural wood, jute, terracotta and unlacquered brass. On a pale surface it reads as a single dot of colour. Against a busy patterned runner it disappears, so give it a plain background.
Keep it dry. Wheat straw is a plant fibre, and it will darken and go soft if it sits in a wet bathroom or under a window that takes rain. Do not use it for food, cut fruit or anything oily, because the straw is uncoated and cannot be washed out from inside the weave. A dry cloth and an occasional shake is the whole routine.
Wheat straw is what is left standing once the grain has been taken off the field. Much of it is burned off or fed to cattle. In Hardoi, where wheat is a main winter crop, the Samuday Crafts cluster works with that leftover stalk instead, sorting it by length and thickness before any coiling begins because a bowl needs stalks of matched calibre to hold an even spiral.
Sorting and softening. Stalks are cut to even lengths and damped so they bend, not crack. Brittle straw splits on the first turn.
Starting the spiral. A small bundle of straw is coiled tight on itself and stitched through with a fine binding, each stitch pulling the new turn against the last. The first few rounds make a flat disc, the same way a mat or a coaster begins. Nothing yet says bowl.
Raising the wall. This is where a bowl parts company from a tray. The maker tilts each new coil slightly outward and upward instead of laying it flat, holding the stitch tension even so the wall rises in a smooth curve rather than buckling. Misjudge the tilt on one round and the bowl sits crooked, so the angle gets read by hand, round after round.
Finishing the rim. The last coil is bound in blue yarn worked in crochet around the edge, which locks the top turn. The cut straw ends are left standing proud beneath the rim, not trimmed flush. That is why the edge looks spiky rather than smooth.
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