打包帶工藝編織 / Strapping Weaving

兒時記憶裡的棕櫚葉編織工藝品，以及在協和門窗的工作經歷，讓我興起了以打包帶編制手工藝品的想法服了傳統棕草編織品保存期限不長和易受季節影響的限制，以工業廢棄的打包帶制作而成的作品，既耐久堅固，又顧及回收再利用的概念，變廢為寶，創新有趣。

在協和門窗工作多年，日常的觀察和點點滴滴的經驗累積，發覺工廠內有許多可以再被利用的材料。於是在工作之餘，收集各式材料進行創作。最初嘗試以鋁片編織，但不久即發現打包帶是更合適的材料，在作品形態塑造上有更多的彈性和可能性，而來自衝料的圓片廢料，也成了多數作品中“畫龍點睛”的重點裝飾。

從剛開始上網搜尋教學影片，自學各樣基本的制作技巧，到後來經過持續嘗試和研究，逐漸研發並創新獨特的編織技法，透過繁瑣的編織手法，將數條打包帶從頭到尾穿梭纏繞，創作出追逐狩獵的猛獸、爭奇鬥艷的飛禽、水中游動的魚兒、神話傳說中的神獸。讓本該丟棄的打包帶，轉換成件件形態各異的作品，傳達對生命連綿不絕的希冀，體現生命的循環更迭和延續，仿若萬物有靈。

The idea of using strapping as material for the traditional weaving craft comes from my childhood memories of palm leaf weaving and my experience working at Crystal Window and Door Systems. Unlike the palm leaves, strapping is durable and weatherproof. Meanwhile, from industrial waste, strapping is repurposed to be something precious, creative and fun.

Through the daily observation and the accumulation of experience from years of working at Crystal Window and Door Systems, I’ve found that there are many materials that can be reused in the factory. Hence, I started to collect and experiment on different materials to weave. At first, I used thin aluminum straps. Soon, I found plastic strapping to be a more suitable material to use; it allows more flexibility and possibility in shaping the works. Moreover, the waste from the industrial hole punch has become the eyes of the weaved creatures.

In the beginning, I found tutorial videos online to teach myself the basic weaving skills. With continuous research and numerous trials and errors, I’ve gradually developed the unique and innovative weaving techniques. Through such intricate techniques, several strapping are woven from one end to the other to give shape to all kinds of creations. The should-be-discarded material, strapping, has been transformed to a variety of vivid creatures to embody the idea of rebirth. It conveys the hopes of continuation and limitlessness of life.