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Nettle stems contain a [[bast fibre]] that has been traditionally used for the same purposes as [[linen]] and i

...ing and the cables - the best from coco-fibre, the inferior kinds from the bast of the wau-tree. In the Fiji Islands these are tastefully made up into ball

...is a flexible material consisting of a network of natural or artificial [[fibre]]s often referred to as thread or [[yarn]]. Yarn is produced by [[Spinning ...}. [[Woollen]] refers to a bulkier yarn produced from carded, non-parallel fibre, while [[worsted]] refers to a finer yarn which is spun from longer fibres

...n recent years a range of technologies have been developed allowing bamboo fibre to be used in a wide range of textile and fashion applications. Modern bamb ...fabric.html</ref>. Modern bamboo yarn is therefore a regenerated cellulose fibre. One such technology was filed in 2003 as US patent 7313906 by inventors Xi

Textiles, defined as [[felt]] or [[Spinning (textiles)|spun]] [[fibre|fibers]] made into [[yarn]] and subsequently [[net (textile)|netted]], loop ...n import from the [[Levant]], is documented as early as c. 6000 BC Other [[bast fiber]]s including [[Juncaceae|rush]], [[Reed (plant)|reed]], [[Palm tree|p

...othes]] or other artifacts. [[Cotton]] remains the most important natural fibre, so is treated in depth. There are many variable processes available at t Cotton is the world's most important natural fibre. In the year 2007, the global yield was 25 million tons from 35 million hec

...]] – [[spindle (textiles)|spindle]] used to create [[yarn]] from [[fiber|fibre]]s. ...– Production of [[linen]] cloth in [[Ancient Egypt]], along with other [[bast fiber]]s including [[Juncaceae|rush]], [[Reed (plant)|reed]], [[Arecaceae|p

Most of the knots used in scoubidou were already used in [[bast fibre]], while the creations possible with scoubidou are also similar in many way

...sh]] ''[[cannabis (etymology)|hænep]]'') is the name of the soft, durable fibre that is cultivated from plants of the ''[[Cannabis]]'' [[genus]], cultivate ...per year,<ref>[http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0926-6690(99)00048-5 Agronomy of fibre hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) in Europe]</ref> and one of the earliest domestic