The corking of sansevieria fiber, also known as cow tongue, is the product of generational knowledge and meticulous work by artisans in the Yucatan Peninsula, who have been working with this fiber for over 100 years, keeping alive this artisanal technique that offers us the possibility of integrating it sustainably into different creations of contemporary design.
The Sansevieria Corkers Workshop, in Tanckuché, Campeche, keeps this tradition alive. Comprised of men, they stand out for their sustainable practices with the environment, as they plant sansevieria in quadrants to allow the earth to regenerate its nutrients naturally. All their work, from planting to combing and corking, is done manually, respectfully, and with ancestral Mayan techniques.
The colors in which you can acquire it come from natural dyes extracted from different natural elements such as añil, a shrub that produces varieties of color in a range of blues; the mora, a tree that produces varieties of color in a range of yellow or very light brown; the riñonina, a plant that produces varieties of color in a range of grays and purples; the dye stick, tree bark that produces varieties of color in a range of dark brown and raw sansevieria, which is its natural untreated color.
Like henequen, sansevieria fiber is a sustainable and resistant alternative compared to synthetic fibers, and as a raw material, you can acquire it corked in rolls. Corking involves twisting two combed sansevieria fibers over each other to create cords.
Sansevieria is a very versatile product with which pieces such as lamps, earrings, necklaces, hammocks, and decorative objects, among others, can be created, but it can be used for many other designs and utilitarian pieces, decoration, etc.
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