"The Austronesian peoples, who were the first to domesticate coconuts, made extensive use of coir for ropes and sennit in the construction of houses and planks during their voyages in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Later Indian and Arab navigators who sailed the seas to Malaysia, China, and the Persian Gulf centuries ago also used coir for their ship's lines. Arab writers in the 11th century AD mentioned the widespread use of coir for ropes and rigs on ships. A UK coir industry was noted before the second half of the 19th century."
Coir fiber is primarily obtained from the fibrous husk of the coconut. The fibrous layer of coconut is then separated manually from the hard shell by driving the fruit down onto a spike to split it which is also known as de-husking.
Coir is a natural fibre that gets extracted from the husk or mesocarp tissue of a coconut. The husk has 20-30% fibre varying in length. After the husk get sgrinded, the long fibres are extracted for many industrial processes like mat and rope making. The rest of the material with short or medium-length fibres are th...
Coir is a natural fibre that gets extracted from the husk or mesocarp tissue of a coconut. The husk has 20-30% fibre varying in length. After the husk get sgrinded, the long fibres are extracted for many industrial processes like mat and rope making. The rest of the material with short or medium-length fibres are the ‘waste’ grade coir. Coir craft is a beautiful type of handicraft to make coir products. You can experience with coir board products at iTokri.
Coir is also known as ‘The Golden Fibre’ because the husk of coconut is usually golden coloured. Now, you must think what can someone make from coconut fibres? There’s so many amazing coir craft products and coir decor you can get online. This authentic craft adds a touch of joy and colour to your room. iTokri brings you amazing coir products online.
Doesn’t it seem like you always want storage but never seem to have enough? Yes, we understand that and bring you handmade coir jewellery boxes in different colours that shapes! To add a cherry on top, the handles on these boxes are small animals made of coir fibre. The intricate work is so fascinating that you won’t be able to help yourself from grabbing as many as you want. We also offer two different types of boxes - a cube jewellery box for all your necklaces and bracelets and a small cylindrical box for your delicate earrings.
You can buy the Handmade Coir Jewellery Box with a Lizard, Butterfly, and an Ant too! It’ll add a touch of humour to your mundane life. If you want the smaller ones, you can buy the Handmade Coir cylindrical boxes with a Lizard, Flower, and Butterfly. iTokri also brings you beautiful pencil boxes made of coir fibre for your kids.
The coconut coir craft has products with a unique texture. You can actually feel the coconut fibre strands under your fingers! These fibres are brought together, tightened, and then made into a shape before colouring. iTokri brings you this amazing craft from Sasha organisation. Sasha, an NGO, works for producers and craftsmen from all across India. iTokri collaborates with this organisation to promote the rural and traditional textile products and craftsmen to bring you the best! We have a broad range of coir products that you can get your hands on.
This is one of our most unique collection of products apart from Blue art pottery, Bhil Folk Art, and Banaras Toys.
iTokri brings you a broad range of handmade products at reasonable prices so that you can enjoy the authenticity of India’s heritage from your home! We work with over 10,000 artisans from across India from underrepresented tribes and give them a platform to showcase their products for the urban world. Not only do we try to reach every corner of India but also make our products eco-friendly. So, don’t be surprised when you get our products in an eco-friendly packaging with a small handmade trinket and handwritten note!
We strive to bring you the handmade versions of everything you need. Some of our most acclaimed categories include Chirala Kupaddam, Bell craft, Dokra craft, and Enamel workcraft amongst others.
All kinds of products can be made from coir including jewellery boxes, stationery like pencil boxes, wall hangings, and show pieces.
The coir fibers are extracted from the coconut tree.
The coir industry is said to have started in the later part of the 19th century after the Austronesian people brought their art of domesticating coconuts to the Indian and Pacific oceans. Arab and Indian navigators sailed different countries with ropes made of coir fibre and that’s how it grew to popularity.
Kerala is popular for the coir industry and it’s fair considering they have a big coconut industry!
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