Plant Fibre Processing
A handbook
$40.89
- Paperback
64 pages
- Release Date
15 December 1998
Summary
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…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781853393853 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1853393851 |
| Author: | Cyril Jarman |
| Publisher: | ITDG Publishing |
| Imprint: | ITDG Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 64 |
| Release Date: | 15 December 1998 |
| Weight: | 215g |
| Dimensions: | 297mm x 211mm x 6mm |
| Series: | Small-scale Textiles |
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“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
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