Weaving is one of humanity's oldest handicrafts, where diverse patterns in woven crafts mostly emerge during the weaving process, with some techniques forming pattern designs themselves.

Common weaving techniques include wrapping, knotting, and coiling.

Woven crafts exhibit natural, rustic, fresh, and concise artistic features in materials, colors, and weaving techniques. Natural materials like corn husks, straw, willow, and hemp, in shades of light yellow, tan, and cream, offer a natural beauty and rustic artistic enjoyment. For instance, Shandong willow weavings showcase the elegant light tan of a willow while demonstrating a concise weaving style, rugged in appearance, and rich in natural charm.

Craftsmanship involves employing various techniques such as weaving, wrapping, knotting, and coiling to create rich, colorful patterns and shapes. Despite materials like straw, corn husks, bamboo strips, or willow having monochrome tones, the diverse weaving techniques, contrasts in density, cross-weaving, interlacing, overlaying, and variations in thickness create relief-like artistic effects on the weaving surface.

This adds color depth and highlights the intricate craftsmanship.

In terms of decoration, weaving incorporates techniques like fabric patching, embroidery, indigo-dyed cloth, and plush embroidery to enhance its vibrancy. Grass or corn husk baskets adorned with embroidery, fabric patches, plush embroidery, or colorful woven patterns showcase elegance while exuding a sense of nobility.

Color palettes in woven crafts predominantly feature off-white, coffee, light green, pale ochre, grey-green, and light blue as primary and harmonizing colors. Contrasting colors are occasionally used in small areas to achieve both harmonious and contrasting effects, displaying an elegant and simple artistic style.

According to the UK charity "Knit for Peace," weaving promotes health, potentially aiding the National Health Service (NHS) in saving costs for treating conditions like hypertension, depression, and dementia. Art therapy, also known as art psychotherapy, conveys and expresses the inner world through art, releasing negative emotions and fostering optimism and well-being.

The organization gathered statements from 15,000 weaving volunteers on the health benefits of weaving and several research reports on weaving, concluding that weaving, akin to yoga, aids relaxation, alleviates chronic pain caused by conditions like arthritis, boosts happiness, reduces blood pressure, maintains mental health, diminishes loneliness, and instills a sense of usefulness among the elderly.

Reportedly, volunteers donating handmade weavings often attach notes promoting the benefits of weaving, prompting the organization to conduct research into its advantages. The NHS spends substantial sums annually on treating conditions such as hypertension, depression, dementia, and chronic pain. According to "Knit for Peace," weaving might offer a cost-effective therapy, suggesting the introduction of weaving classes in schools.

In its intricate patterns and natural hues, weaving embodies an ancient artistry that transcends time. Beyond its aesthetic allure, this craft unveils a tapestry of benefits—health, well-being, and a sense of purpose—woven into its fabric. As we continue to explore its therapeutic potential, weaving not only threads together colors and textures but also stitches together a narrative of healing, joy, and connectivity, affirming its place not just in art but in nurturing the human spirit.