Sunday, September 24, 2017

Nettles and Pineapples and Bananas, oh my

see previous post.

so how do you make fiber from nettles?
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of course, here in the Philippines, we don't have nettles

 there is Pineapple cloth.
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Abaca is another traditional textile: from the stem of the banana plant. This shows investing in simple machinery so locals can earn more money selling the fiber:

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