Friday, 26 May 2006

• From Burlap to Cashmere: Classification of Natural Fibers and List of Bast Fibers

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  Natural Fibers & Bast Fibers

  Brief on Jute, Kenaf, & Roselle

  Natural Fibers are of three types: Animal, Vegetable, and Mineral. Jute, Kenaf, and Roselle Hemp are Vegetable Fibers that fall into the Bast Fiber category. Other crops such as Flax, Industrial Hemp, and  Ramie also are in the category. Bast Fibers are collected from the skin or bark of the stem of the plant.

  Natural Fibers
  Animal Fibers	Vegetable Fibers	Mineral Fibers
  Wool Fibers (Animal Hairs)   Wool (Sheep wool) Goat hair (Alpaca, Cashmere) Horse hair Human  Hair, etc.	Seed Fiber Cotton and Kapok   Leaf Fiber Sisal, Aggave   Fruit Fiber Coir (Coconut Fiber)   Stalk Fiber Straws of wheat, rice, barley, and other crops including Bamboo and Grass   Wood Fiber Woody fiber of trees like: mahogany, walnut, or maple.	Asbestos Fibers   Serpentine (Chrysotile)   Amphiboles Amosite, Crocidolite, Tremolite, Actinolite, and Anthophyllite
  Silk Fiber (Insect Fiber)   Silk Fiber from silk worm Spider Silk from Spider Web		Ceramic Fibers   Glass Fibers Glasswool and Quartz   Others Aluminum oxide, Silicon carbide, and Boron carbide
  	Bast Fiber (or Stem Fiber)
  	Bast Fibers are used to make Burlap or Hessian that are used as material for Feed Sacks.     Jute   (Synonym: Bengal Hemp)   Jute is the widely cultivated vegetable Fiber after Cotton. It is cultivated in Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Nepal.       Kenaf   (Synonym: Java/Bastard Jute)   Cultivated Throughout the world in Delta Lands and its fiber is more popular than Jute in the Western World.       Roselle Hemp   In most languages its rose-like citrus fruit is commonly called Karkadé/Carcadé/????????. Most European countries, its fruit is  either called Roselle or Rosella. In the Indian Subcontinent, it is mostly cultivated for its bast fibers and called Mesta in Hindi and Meshta in Bangla. It is Cultivated in Mostly Asian Tropical Countries like: Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Thailand, etc.   Other Bast Fibers   Flax (Linen) Industrial Hemp (True Hemp) Ramie Vine fibers Rattan, etc.
  Avian Fiber (Feather Fiber)     Feather Fibers of birds		Metal Fibers   Aluminum Fibers (Alumina Fiber)

  Similar Chart of Natural Fibers from International Jute Study Group (IJSG)

  The Fiber separation process for all the bast Fibers is actually the same, i.e. Retting. The Retting Process of Bast Fibers can be done mechanically or though dew, stem, and water. Among them, the water retting or microbial retting process is quite popular.

  Through out ages Jute Fiber has been competing with other vegetable Fibers for commodities such as yarns, burlaps, sacks, rugs & carpets, etc. For some commodities it is a cheaper substitute for animal Fibers. For instance, Jute wool was used to produce refugee blankets and lustrous fabric, which was used to be produced from animal Fibers. Being the second most cultivable and important Fiber in the world, Jute finds its place into the woven, non-woven, and composite industries.

  

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  Information about Natural Fibers: Animal Fibers, Vegetable Fibers, Mineral Fibers, and Bast Fibers

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