The Craft of Thai Ribbon Weaving provides diagrams and illustrations to demonstrate the craft and art of weaving Thai ribbons into figures that can encase a coin, such as a baht. The practice is rooted in the Thai tradition that celebrates young men entering a Buddhist monastery, scattering their wealth (scattering coins) in emulation of the Buddha, who gave away his wealth before pursuing his religious vocation. Each scattered coin is woven into brightly colored ribbons and tossed to a cr...