Hana-Kubari chopsticks

19 October 2011
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Splitting the chopsticks or a wooden branch, such as a willow twig creates a natural (and glue-less!) clamp.

This traditional Ikebana technique is called Hana-Kubari (pioneered by the Japanese Artist Keita Kawasaki).

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