Bast fibre (also called phloem fibre or skin fibre) is plant fibre collected from the phloem (the "inner bark", sometimes called "skin") or bast surrounding...

stems produce two types of fibre: a coarser fibre in the outer layer (bast fibre), and a finer fibre in the core. The bast fibres are used to make ropes....

Jute is a long, rough, shiny bast fibre that can be spun into coarse, strong threads. It is produced from flowering plants in the genus Corchorus, of the...

separating and pounding These bast fibres can also be used: kenaf, urena, ramie, nettle. Sisal is the main leaf fibre used; others are abacá and henequen...

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that fibre content be provided on content labels. Common textile fibres used in global fashion today include: Other plant-based fibers: Bast fibre Cedar...

Bast shoes are shoes made primarily from bast — fiber taken from the bark of trees such as linden. They are a kind of basket, woven and fitted to the...

the cellular tissues and pectins surrounding bast-fibre bundles, facilitating the separation of the fibre from the stem. It is used in the production of...

Amandeep S.; Hall, Wayne (2010-10-01). "A review of bast fibres and their composites. Part 1 – Fibres as reinforcements" (PDF). Composites Part A. 41 (10):...

rigidity and tensile strength, especially because they contain lignin. Bast fibres are the long, narrow supportive cells that provide tension strength without...