Plant Fibre Processing: A Handbook

This is the last of the Small-scale Textile series and covers the pre-spinning processes which make plant fibres suitable for textile manufacture. The book includes not only familiar plant fibres such as cotton, sisal and jute, but also less well known fibres from plants such as Himalayan nettle, pineapple leaf and kenaf, which are of great value to small communities where they are used for both utilitarian and decorative purposes. As well as extraction and other pre-spinning processes, there is background information on the growing areas, soil and climatic requirements and methods of harvesting, and details of equipment suppliers and sources of further information.

Author: Cyril Jarman
Publisher: Intermediate Technology Publications
Published: 12/15/1998
Pages: 64
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.93lbs
Size: 11.43h x 8.31w x 0.17d
ISBN13: 9781853393853
ISBN10: 1853393851
BISAC Categories:
- Technology & Engineering | Technical & Manufacturing Industries & Trades

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