The Krajood Bag Journey
From Field to Hand. A Journey Rooted in Place.
Every bag we make starts with the land. In the low-lying wetlands of Phatthalung, Krajood grows wild — long, green stems rising from still water. This is where our work begins, long before a single weave is made.
“The hand of a craftsman engaged in his craft is always pure.”
We harvest by hand.
In silence or with quiet chatter (depending on who is working!). Timing matters — the best fibres come from plants cut at just the right height and age.
If the rainy season has been kind, the bundles come thick and strong. Cut too soon, and the fibres will vary in colour, changing the aesthetic of the finished piece.
Phatthalung, Thailand. Home of Krajood.
The raw stems are laid out in the sun to dry.
Then we flatten, sort and cut them into strips, using tools which are mostly handmade and which have been passed down through the community. This part takes patience, and a good eye.
Freshly cut Krajood drying in the sun.
If we have a big order the fibers are rolled flat the traditional way.
Using giant rollers worn smooth by centuries of craft.
Krajood fibers being rolled flat for weaving.
We don’t follow a pattern. We feel it.
The shapes are in our hands, not on paper. Some learn by watching, others by doing. The movements are small but exact — over, under, tighten, breathe.
Some styles are traditional, others are our own. Some are playful. Some are precise. But all of them begin here, strand by strand.
Close-up of a Krajood purse mid-weave.
Once the shape is set, we add the rest.
Handles, lining, or in some cases, hand embroidery. This is where we slow down again. Finishing work is delicate. Even a single stitch matters.
Each piece can take up to a week to make. No machinery, no mass production, just skill, tradition and effort.
A Sunflower bag being hand-embroidered.
Each bag is checked by hand before it leaves our home.
Sometimes we miss things. Sometime we undo rows and start again. Not everything is perfect, and that’s the point. These aren’t factory pieces. They’re honest.
By the time one of our bags reaches a shop in London, it’s already been touched by many hands — ours, and now yours. It carries the warmth of where it came from. And the future of where it’s going.
The Chanita bag shot on the water at Thale Noi, Phatthalung.
When you carry a Krajood bag, you carry the story of a place — and the people who still live close to the land. That story doesn’t sit on a shelf. It walks beside you.
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