# Chipsin

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***Chipsin*** (Korean: 짚신) are Korean traditional [sandals](/source/Sandal) made of [straw](/source/Straw). Koreans have worn straw sandals since ancient times. They are categorized as *i* (Korean: 이; Hanja: 履; shoes with a short height), and the specific name can vary according to the materials used, as with *samsin*, *wanggolsin*, *ch'ŏngol chisin*, and *pudŭlsin*.[1][2]

In the [Joseon](/source/Joseon) period, *chipsin* were worn mostly by commoners, working farmers. The shoes were meant for walking, and wore down quickly. A full day's worth of walking would often wear out a pair. As such, most people knew how to make the shoes themselves. This was even true of middle and even upper-class women; it was not "considered lowering for her to engage in making of straw shoes".[3]

They are very similar, especially in form, to *[mit'uri](/source/Mit'uri)*, which are also traditional Korean woven shoes. The difference lies primarily in materials; *chipsin* are typically made of straw, while *mituri* are made from hemp,[4] *[Cyperus exaltatus](/source/Cyperus_exaltatus)* (Korean: 왕골), or [cattail](/source/Typha).[5]

## See also

- [List of shoe styles](/source/List_of_shoe_styles)
- *[Hwa](/source/Hwa)*
- *[Saekki](/source/Saekki)*
- *[Waraji](/source/Waraji)*

## References

1. ["ko:짚신"](http://100.empas.com/dicsearch/pentry.html?s=K&i=249371&v=42) (in Korean). [Empas](/source/Empas) / [EncyKorea](/source/EncyKorea). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20070321143002/http://100.empas.com/dicsearch/pentry.html?s=K) 2007-03-21 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2008-10-19.

1. ["ko:짚신"](https://terms.naver.com/entry.naver?cid=46671&docId=562417&categoryId=46671) (in Korean). *terms.naver.com*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20220126205018/https://terms.naver.com/entry.naver?cid=46671&docId=562417&categoryId=46671) 2022-01-26 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2021-04-03.

1. Neff, Robert (2019-10-19). ["Jipsin: These shoes are made for walking"](https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/opinion/2023/09/721_277285.html). *[The Korea Times](/source/The_Korea_Times)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20230928113848/https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/opinion/2023/09/721_277285.html) 2023-09-28 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2023-09-28.

1. ["ko:미투리"](https://encykorea.aks.ac.kr/Article/E0020042) (in Korean). *[Encyclopedia of Korean Culture](/source/Encyclopedia_of_Korean_Culture)*. Retrieved 2023-12-31.

1. ["ko:우리역사넷"](http://contents.history.go.kr/mobile/km/view.do?levelId=km_009_0080_0030_0030). *contents.history.go.kr*. Retrieved 2023-12-31.

## External links

- [풀짚 짚신만들기](https://www.youtube.com/OJHICal7IS4) on YouTube – How to make them (in Korean)

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