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On Tue, 28 Sep 1999, Mary LR Preis wrote:

> I was also thinking of raffia.  It's actually long, thin pieces of palm
> leaves from Madagascar -- but would simulate hay pretty well. As Christine
> Mouw mentioned, you may want to cut the pieces, and then you will want to
> roll them between your palms to make them round. Raffia (at least the real
> stuff) also dyes very well if you want to yellow it a bit.
>
> You can find it in most any craft shop in synthetic and natural varieties,
> but weaving stores (esp. for baskets) or chair caners carry more variety and
> better quality.  Although organic, it is clean -- it's the same material
> used in many pieces of furniture and objects displayed in museums!
>
> Good luck,
> Mary
>
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