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Khong Khiat (Thai Frog-Bait Creel) — a Small Woven Creel 13 × 17 cm, Narrow Neck, Bulging Middle, Square Base, a Spiral Candle-Twist Weave and a Drawstring Cloth Mouth, for Live Bait Frogs
ข้องเขียด (khong khiat) is a small woven container for young frogs used as fishing bait. It is shaped like a krabung: a round mouth, a narrow neck, a bulging middle and a square tapered base.
This blueprint weaves a real khong khiat to the sizes in the source.
Intermediate
About 1 day
Instructions
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Real sizes
Real sizes
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Square-bottomed baskets, before it
Square-bottomed baskets, before it
The khong khiat is shaped like a krabung but small, with a narrow neck and bulging middle, woven in a raised spiral.
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Read from the source
Read from the source
"The body is woven in a raised spiral like a twisted candle from the base up to the mouth ... usually a cloth bag is sewn to the mouth, its other end made into a drawstring to close and open it to catch the frogs." (Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre, author วิบูลย์ ลี้สุวรรณ (Wiboon Leesuwan), CC BY 4.0)
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Base
Base
Split bamboo into strips and weave the square tapered base.
Materials for this step:
Bamboo Poles1 pieceTools needed:
Knife5
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Body
Body
Weave the body in a raised spiral like a twisted candle from the base up to the mouth, bulging in the middle with a narrow neck and a round mouth, about 13 cm across and about 17 cm high.
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Drawstring cloth bag
Drawstring cloth bag
Sew a cloth bag to the mouth of the creel, its other end made into a drawstring to close and open it to catch the frogs.
Materials for this step:
Cotton Cloth1 piece
Cord1 pieceTools needed:
Sewing Needle7
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Real photos
Real photos
Photos of a real khong khiat (no cloth bag in the photos) (Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre, author วิบูลย์ ลี้สุวรรณ (Wiboon Leesuwan), CC BY 4.0).
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How it is used
How it is used
Keep young frogs in it as fishing bait. When going fishing, tuck the end of the cloth into your waistband; open the drawstring to take a frog, then close it.
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Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting the khong khiat.
Flow
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History and limits
History and limits
The khong khiat is the angler's small creel for keeping live bait. Take care with the knife when splitting strips.
Source: Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre, Traditional Objects of Everyday Use database, "ข้องเขียด", author วิบูลย์ ลี้สุวรรณ (Wiboon Leesuwan) (CC BY 4.0 licence).
**Limits** The source gives no strip width or bag size, and the photos show no cloth bag.
Materials
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