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Old home of  hatstraw maker at Postimäki, "mail post hill"
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So how are these made?
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The first things you need are the straws
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The straws are plaited together to form a band
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The plaited strawbands are flattened with a pressure roller
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One product of the Postimäki residents was this kind of strawband. These were sent to next handicrafters in Porvoo town, to sew them side-by-side together, to form a hat
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Final product was a hat or a bag
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You could also make straw-bocks of the straws
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Postimäki people had to mill their grain with hand-rotated stones to produce flour - bread was not sold in shops, as there were no shops either...
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Postimäki museum is being kept in condition by voluntary people