The name is SISAL….SISAL HEMP !
Sisal or sisal hemp is an agave Agave sisalana that yields a stiff fiber used in making rope. (The term may refer either to the plant or the fiber, depending on context.) It is not really a variety of hemp, but named so because hemp was for centuries a major source for fiber, so other fibers were sometimes named after it.
After Cotton, Sisal is the second largest manufactured AGRO-BASED fiber in the world.
- Sisal fabrics are smooth, straight and yellow..and can be long or short.
- Since sisal is fairly coarse and inflexible, it can be used by itself or in blends with wool and acrylic for a softer hand.
- Sisal is valued for cordage use because of its strength, durability, ability to stretch, affinity for certain dyestuffs, and resistance to deterioration in saltwater.
SOME PRODUCTS MADE FROM SISAL -
Furniture
Wall tiles
Carpets
SPA products
cat scratching posts
Lumbar support belts
rugs
slippers
cloths
disc buffers
low cost and specialty paper
dartboards
geotextiles
Products made from sisal fiber are purchased throughout the world and for use by the military, universities, churches and hospitals.
In recent years sisal has been utilized as a strengthening agent to replace asbestos and fiberglass as well as an environmentally friendly component in the automobile industry.
TEXTILES OF THE FUTURE
FLuorides make the normally absorbant COTTON , an impermeable one !!
Nitrogen makes the normally resistant materials, absorbant !
Check this video….these fabrics can be used for the seats of the flexicar or the seat covers instead….so that it becomes easy to just replace them effectively.
