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SHIRAKAWA, Gifu Prefecture--Villagers in this renowned UNESCO World Heritage site came together to re-thatch the roof of a multitiered house here for the first time in five years on May 13. The ...

A new school in Ireland is training up a fresh generation of thatchers in a bid to save the country’s disappearing thatched roofs, an iconic feature of the Irish landscape. In a hall in Portnoo, ...

Roof thatching, rattan furniture making and crystal glass cutting are among 70 'critically endangered' British crafts at risk of dying out. Heritage Crafts has issued the stark warning in its latest ...

MK Kerron, left, prepares a bundle of cattails as Aiyanna Tanyan, center, and Courtney King align the sturdy root stalks. Kerron learned to thatch from her grandfather, and is now teaching the art to ...

A master thatcher said it was important to "safeguard" the industry or otherwise villages risked "losing character". Poor harvests of long straw over the last two years, aging machinery and shortages ...

There has been a call for more thatching courses around Ireland in order to save the "uniquely Irish craft". Fine Gael Senator Manus Boyle said that thatching is at risk of dying unless investment ...

Lawn care is important for any homeowner. And most people don’t realize that it’s beneficial to thatch their lawn to keep their grass fresh. However, a thatching rake is different from other types of ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Kazumi Numaguchi takes a handful of grass and draws the bright steel of his sickle through the stems. Holding ...