WBrigid's cross or Brigit's cross is a small cross usually woven from rushes. Typically it has four arms tied at the ends and a woven square in the middle. Historically, there were also three-armed versions.
WCorn dollies or corn mothers are a form of straw work made as part of harvest customs of Europe before mechanization.
WThe Gävle Goat is a traditional Christmas display erected annually at Slottstorget in central Gävle, Sweden. It is a giant version of a traditional Swedish Yule Goat figure made of straw. It is erected each year by local community groups at the beginning of Advent over a period of two days. It has been the subject of repeated arson attacks, and, despite security measures and the nearby presence of a fire station, the goat has been burned to the ground most years since its first appearance in 1966. As of December 2019, the goat has been damaged 37 times. Burning the goat is illegal and the Court of Appeal stated that the offence should normally carry a 3-month prison sentence as it sentenced a 27-year-old man to a suspended sentence and day fines for aggravated property damage in 2018.
WHimmeli are traditional Northern European mobiles made from reeds or straw decorated with pieces of wood, eggshells, bird feathers and yarn. The himmeli base shape consists of 12 fragments, which symbolize the 12 months. They are used as decorations from Christmas until Midsummer. Modern himmeli are also made of plywood, paper and even plastic straws.
WOlia is a closed vessel made up of straw or bamboo. Traditionally it is used to store rice and other corns. It is used in different tribal areas of Odisha and other states of India.
WStraw marquetry is a craft very similar to that of wood marquetry, except that straw replaces the wood veneer. It is thought to have first been practised in the East; examples were brought to England in the 17th century.
WStraw paintings are craft objects made by shaping straw into patterns and representational images.
WStraw plaiting is a method of manufacturing textiles by braiding straw and the industry that surrounds the craft of producing these straw manufactures. Straw is plaited to produce products including straw hats and ornaments, and the process is undertaken in a number of locations worldwide.
WThe Yule goat is a Scandinavian and Northern European Yule and Christmas symbol and tradition. Its origin may be Germanic pagan and has existed in many variants during Scandinavian history. Modern representations of the Yule goat are typically made of straw.