Terompah kayu ialah sejenis kasut yang diukir khas dan digunakan sebagai lapik atau alas kaki. Ianya juga dikenali sebagai selipar atau capal kayu. Diperbuat daripada kayu ringan serta bahan polister, getah atau plastik dari pelbagai warna. Terompah dipercayai telah digunakan dan wujud lebih dari 700 tahun dahulu. Pemakaian terompah menjadi sebahagian tradisi dan budaya di negara Belanda. Seni kraftangan terompah Belanda telah diperkenalkan kepada masyarakat Baba Nyonya di Melaka.

Reka bentuknya mudah dan praktikal, sesuai dipakai oleh semua golongan. Terompah perempuan berlekuk ditengahnya sementara terompah lelaki sama memanjang. Terompah kayu kini semakin digemari oleh masyarakat tempatan dan pelancong luar dengan tambah nilai lukisan motif dan ukiran sebagai hiasan.

Wooden clogs are the type of footwear specially carved and used as a liner or floor mats. It is also known as slippers or wooden sandals. This wooden clog was made from lightweight wood and polyester materials, rubber or plastics of various colors. Clogs are believed to have been used and there are more than 700 years ago. Application clogs become part of tradition and culture in the Netherlands. Dutch clogs handicrafts was introduced to the Baba Nyonya in Malacca.

The design is simple and practical, suitable to be worn by everyone. Women clogs the middle recessed elongated while the same man clogs. Wooden clogs are now increasingly favored by locals and tourists with added value painting and carvings as a decorative motif.

Sumber : Demonstrasi Kraf, Promosi Hiasan Dalaman dan Seni Taman 2013