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- A Bestiary of Useful Fibers - Short descriptions of the history, properties and applications of wool, animal hair fiber and silk. From the Whole Earth Magazine web site. Author: Peter Warshall.
www.wholeearthmag.com/ArticleBin/112.html
- Cotton Classification Results - Explanation of High Volume Instrument (HVI) cotton fiber measurements fo classification according to color grade, fiber length, micronaire, and strength, and color, trash and length uniformity. From the US Department of Agriculture.
www.ams.usda.gov/cotton/understand.htm
- Cotton Inc - USA. Home of the cotton industry. News, magazines and editorials. Information on research, production and uses of cotton fiber. Listings of companies and organizations.
www.cottoninc.com
- Cotton Market Comments - Daily news and commentary on New York cotton futures, for cotton traders. From Swiss Financial Services, Inc.
www.swiss-financial.com/cotton_market.html
- Cotton Marketing and Management - Information about cotton marketing and management from the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics of the University of Arizona. Includes a newsletter on PDF files, and links to market information.
ag.arizona.edu/arec/ext/cotton.html
- Cotton on the Net - UK. Information resource for the world wide cotton community. Searchable database of products and companies, publications, news and forum for members. Free registration.
www.cotton-net.com
- Cotton Outlook - UK. News and indices of worldwide cotton marketing and prices. Public access area provides links to information, conversion tables, calendar of events and comprehensive glossary of terms. From Cotlook, Ltd.
www.cotlook.com
- Cotton Pickin' Web - USA. Portal to organized information on cotton. Large site, with numerous links covering all issues of interest to producers and processors of cotton fiber.
ipmwww.ncsu.edu/CottonPickin
- CottoNET - Portal to the global cotton industry. Searchable product and company directories. Market news and weather reports. Links to world wide stock markets. Discussion forum.
www.cottonet.co.uk
- EconCentral. World Cotton Database - USA. World cotton rankings, as estimated by the Foreign Agriculture Service of the US Department of Agriculture.
www.econcentral.org/wcd
- Fibers of Vegetal and Animal Origin - Detailed draft list of definitions and classifications of the various fibers derived from plants and animals. From the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
www.fao.org/waicent/FAOINFO/Economic/faodef/fdef09e.htm
- Global Hemp - Information resource for hemp growers, processors and users. Searchable database of categorised directories of educational, research and business sites. Links to events, investor information and legislation, media articles and news.
www.globalhemp.com
- Hemp Cyber Farm - USA. Informational and commercial web site of Hemp World, Inc. Promotion of hemp farming and use of its fibers in industrial processes. Scientific and environmental studies and reports, descriptions of the various qualities of fiber. Market place for seed, fiber and products.
hemp-cyberfarm.com
- Hemp Horizons: The Comeback of the World's Most Promising Plant - Excerpts of a book about the re-introduction of hemp and its derivative products in industrial processes and consumer products. From Chelsea Green Publishing Co. Author: John W. Roulac.
www.chelseagreen.com/Planet/HempHorizons.htm
- Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources - USA. From the University of Nebraska. Research department. Use search to reach information on fibers for textiles and nonwovens.
www.ianr.unl.edu
- Natural Fibers Information Center - USA. Information clearinghouse and publication center for natural fibers. Development and uses in the textiles and nonwovens industries. Searchable data bases, technical articles and news.
www.utexas.edu/depts/bbr/natfiber
- NewCROP - From Purdue University. Internet database for new crops and plant products. Use the search function to reach information on every plant or bast fiber known today.
www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop
- Taking Wool to Market - Concise descriptions of the various stages of wool fiber processing, from sheep shearing to yarn and fabric manufacture. From Fibrenet.
www.dfmg.com.tw/mirron/wool/process.html
- The Cotton Program - Universal classification standards for cotton, developed and distributed by the United States Department for Agriculture. Also, classification and market news for cotton growers and dealers, and the textile industry.
www.ams.usda.gov/cotton
- The Golden Fibre - Portal for the Indian jute fiber processing industries. Business data, statistics and information on fiber processing. Categorised manufacturers' directories. Technical articles.
www.jute.com
- The Natural Fibers Coalition - Resource for information on production processes, development, history and care for natural fibers. Monthly focus on a specific type of fiber. Links to related sites.
www.natural-fibers-coalition.org
- The Woolmark Company - Global organisation owned by Australian woolgrowers. Wool information, research, and education.
www.wool.com.au
- Wool Net - Australia. Informational web site for wool related topics. Market reports and services. Consultancies and direct selling services to wool growers. From Congruent Systems.
www.wool.net.au
- Wool Universe - Portal for the global wool textile industry. Directories of links to wool growers, traders, textile manufacturers, and educational and government institutions. Textile, and general business and internet news.
www.wooluniverse.com
- Wool Wise - Information resource for researchers, consultants, students and others related to, or interested in wool and the wool industry. Discussion forum. Educational resources. Links to related sites. From the Australian Cooperative Research Centre for Premium Quality Wool.
woolwise.com
- Woolmark Co - Informational web site of the wool processing industry, containing pages for growers, marketing, industrial processing and intelligence, trade, innovation, education and development. Links to commerce, research and services.
www.wool.com
- Wools of New Zealand - From the New Zealand Wool Board. Informational web site. Wool fiber, applications and processing technologies. Carpet technology and care. Educational site for children. English, German, French, Dutch and Chinese.
www.woolsnz.com
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