Bast fibres
A family of vegetable fibres which run the length of the plant stem.
Flax fibres
- Linum plant 0,5-1,25 m
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Jute fibre
- Second natural fibres after cotton
- Retting and Crutching
- Heavy fibres
- Light sensitive
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Hemp fibre
- Origin: Soviet, Italia, Hungary, Spain, India
- Flax process
- Length 15-50mm
- High strength, coarser than flax
- Sensitive to light
- Applications: Ropes, curtain and upholstery
- Environmental friendly cultivation
Rami fibre
- Origin: China, Japan, Philippines, India, USA
- High strength
- Low elasticity
- Length of fibre 10-25 cm
- Properties and use close to flax
Cultivation
Cultivated in temperate climates: France, Belgium, Netherlands, Ireland, Russia, Poland, New Zeeland, Australia
×Harvesting and fibre extraction
- Pulling
- Rippling (Remove reeds)
- Retting (Biological- Dew reeting, Biological-Tank or water retting, Chemical retting)
- Drying (by warm air ovens)
- Breaking and scutching
- Hackling
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Project
Contact
This resource was developed as part of an Erasmus+ project, funded with support from the European Commission under grant agreement 2016-1-SE01-KA203-22064.
The project was a collaboration between:
- The University of Borås, Sweden
- The University of the Highlands and Islands, Scotland
- The University of Alcalá, Spain
- Digital Connections, Scotland
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