“However, business is at a better phase since artisans have adapted themselves to changing trends by introducing fashionable products like hats for children, handbags for women and handfan ...

Jeen trains others, especially women, in making palm-based products — baskets, hats, fans ... and offers free palm-leaf caps to kids and public as part of its outreach. S Jansi, district ...

Gary Lustic weaves palm leaves into baseball caps, derbies, Panamas and cowboy and Polynesian-style hats right before his ... With proper care, palm leaf products can last a lifetime.