Plant Fibre Processing - (Small-Scale Textiles) by Cyril Jarman (Paperback)

About the Book

This book covers the pre-spinning processes which make plant fibres suitable for textile manufacture. It includes plant fibres such as cotton, sisal and jute, Himalayan nettle, pineapple leaf and kenaf, which are of great value to small communities where they are used for both utilitarian and decorative purposes.

Book Synopsis

This book covers the pre-spinning processes which make plant fibres suitable for textile manufacture. It includes plant fibres such as cotton, sisal and jute, Himalayan nettle, pineapple leaf and kenaf, which are of great value to small communities where they are used for both utilitarian and decorative purposes.

Review Quotes

"This handbook presents no-nonsense introductory information for those working to help the rural poor in developing countries generate income. Almost every tropical and sub-tropical vegetable fiber (hemp to abaca) for rope, twine, and baskets. Learn about extraction, grading and processing. Includes elegant drawings and access information for equipment suppliers in the Phillippines, India, Columbia, Northern Ireland, and the UK, and ag-research organizations in a dozen countries."--Whole Earth Magazine