KINGLAKE 100g Natural Raffia Bundles, Garden Raffia String for Gift Wrapping, Crafts, Florist Bouquets, Decoration, Gardening, Weaving, 2 Pack x 50g

Good quality

Used for a scarecrow costume and tying plants.Not good enough for wrapping presents.

I should say first that I've never worked with raffia, but on average, the strands in these bundles don't seem very wide. They're a decent length (a bit over 1 m) but most are not as wide as the stands in the bundles pictured, and they seem to split apart along the length really easily, so you end up with a few wider strands and lots of medium and thin ones. Having read a bit about how raffia is made and packed, I'd probably invest a bit more and buy a 1 kg hank, where the ends are all neatly aligned, and which contains more of the wider strands. Considering you're only getting 100 g and you can get 1 kg with prime delivery for £15, this is not a very economical way of buying it.. If you only need a small amount, for simple tying jobs and you're not bothered about how wide the strands are, then this will be fine. I ideally wanted wider strips for horticultural/bonsai purposes (for example, wrapping trunks before wiring), and while I can use this, it's going to be more work than it would be with a better quality product. I didn't want to buy a huge amount right off, but in hindsight, that was probably false economy, as I think you'll usually get better quality (longer, thicker) strands in larger amounts. I don't know how well this would work for crafts like basket making, would not be optimistic. I don't think it's terrible quality, as have seen some bundles that contain only very thin strands, whereas this contains a mix, but I will be trying a different product next time. I've uploaded pics, so you can see how what I received compares to the pics in product description..

I made a dolls house thatched roof,it was amazing. It looked amazing. What was left I used to tie around Christmas presents with a tiny bit of holly, it looked very traditional and rustic.Very good item. I will buy it again next year for Christmas presents.

Got these to make little pockets to put some shredded paper in out of my shredder ( the birds are happy tearing them up)

keeps snapping. poor quality

Perfect does the job well

added to a rustic pew end decoration