This book covers the pre-spinning processes which make plant fibres suitable for textile manufacture. It 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...
The 'Small-scale Textiles' series aims to present basic information about all aspects of small-scale textile manufacture from raw materials to finished products. This series will be of use to fieldworkers, development agencies, and those starting small-scale manufacture or attempting to improve...