Easy Bamboo(chopsticks) place setting

Usually these are made from real bamboo branches/stalks but I thought, why not use chopsticks? Originally, I wanted to use disposible ones that you can just steal from restaurants, but I suppose I'm a little adverse to stealing? I just don't go to those restaurants very often. I was going to use the plastic wrapping on those to weave them together but I just decided on real chopsticks. You can by these things at ikea and a lot of places, they use these kinda things to roll sushi also.

Materials:
~30 Chopsticks*/sticks/straws/branches/pencils
String

Cost: Low: Free if you're family is asian, or if having 30 sets of chopsticks lying around is your kind of thing
High: $1.5-$5

Time: Low: 10-15 minutes
High: 25 minutes

Go to your local asian store or Chinatown, shouldn't be too expensive. Mine cost me a less than dollar fifty(9rmb). But I'm living in China now, so pretty its cheap. 10 sets of chopsticks for 3rmb.

Step 1: Line 'em up

The chopsticks I used have a pointy ends and square tops so I went every other so it wouldn't end up like a fan.

Comments

[ccarreer]

Cool! I want to try this.

[md4v3]

Nice! I was thinking of buying a bamboo parquet for wall accent/decoration, but now i think i'm gonna try make this one instead, a long one and hang it on my wall. Yeah! Thanks a lot :D

[dylan034]

Looks like a very nice sushi roller.

[josefu0]

i use a large leaf( im filipino)

[jianqiang]

I'm guessing you use your hands too eh? I just had some filipino food last night, I think it was beef and potatos, i may have filipina in a few days :P

[josefu0]

ya it a Filipino traditional way to eat

[riceWitAdobo]

hahaha this made me smile :D

[ikoda]

Sweet. Dunno what I would need this for but good to know.

[jianqiang]

Place settings! It makes the table look nicer. And then you only have to wipe the settings instead of the whole table.

[jianqiang]

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[canida]

If you reply directly to ikoda's comment he'll get notified of the response.

[canida]

Cool placemat! I end up with waaaaay more disposable chopsticks from Chinese and Japanese take-out, so this is a good reason to actually save them up. Also, I know you mention about weaving the thread over and under each chopstick, but you might spell it out in Step 2 just to be 100% clear. ;)