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- A Treefree Botanical of Plant Fibers - From Wholeearthmag.Com. Listing and descriptions of plant fiber alternatives to fibers derived from wood.
www.wholeearthmag.com/ArticleBin/111.html
- Alternative Fibers - From Emily McCauley's home page on global environment issues. Alternative fibers for the textile, papermaking and nonwovens industries. Links to natural fibers sites.
www.geocities.com/RainForest/3260/altfiber.html
- Australian Hemp Resources and Manufacture - On-line collection of articles on the properties and uses of hemp fiber in industrial applications.
home.hits.net.au/~ahrm
- Building Materials From Bast Plants - From the Washington Hemp Education Network. Extensive article, surveying the fiber technical characteristics of kenaf, hemp and flax for the building, insulation and fiber composite industries. Authors: Erwin H. Lloyd and David Seber.
www.olywa.net/when/WSUtoc.html
- Car Parts from Chickens - Short article on the recycling of poultry chicken feathers into fibers for diaper fillers, paper towels and filtration media, as well as components for plastics reinforcement and composite applications. From Scientific American. Author: Diane Martindale.
www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleID=0009340D-3D65-1C75-9B81809EC588EF21
- Cotton Info - From Curl Bros. History, manufacture and properties of cotton fiber.
www.curlbros.com/cottinfo.htm
- Fiber Morphology and New Crops - From the Purdue University's Horticulture department. Scientific study of wood fiber characteristics. References, tables and diagrams.
www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/proceedings1990/v1-270.html
- Fibre Hemp. Potentials and Constraints - From the Canadian Department of Agriculture. Extensive article on the history, production, characteristics and applications of hemp fiber.
www.agric.gov.ab.ca/crops/special/conf/meijer.html
- Fornits' Industrial Hemp Archive - USA. Information on hemp fiber and products, on-line book ordering, media articles and history.
fornits.com/curiosity/hemp/index.htm
- Hempology - Searchable database of articles and images concerning the history, cultivation, growing, development, products and uses of industrial hemp fiber.
hempology.org
- Kenaf as Textile Fiber - From Mississippi State University. Research article, dealing with the production, preparation and laboratory test results of kenaf plant fiber.
www.mafes.msstate.edu/Variety/Kenaf/kenaf18.htm
- Lecture Notes: Plant Fiber Materials - Definitions and descriptions of the various plant fibers used in the textile, papermaking, and the spices and herbes industries. Extensive links to related sites. From the University of Maryland.
www.life.umd.edu/classroom/bsci124/lec27.html
- Ramie - Short article on the history, properties and applications of ramie fiber. Author: Rose Marie Tondl.
www.ianr.unl.edu/pubs/textiles/nf45.htm
- The Hemp Archives - From Dr. Dave West. Large library of articles on the history and uses of hemp fiber in American industrial processes.
www.gametec.com/hemp/archives.html
- The Hemp Pages - Personal homepage on the history, properties and uses of the hemp plant, and the many products derived from it.
www.angelfire.com/co/hemp/index.html
- The Milkweed Business - From Wiley, New York. Comprehensive article on the history, production, product development, processing and uses of milkweed fiber. Authors: Herbert D. Knudsen and Richard D. Zeller.
www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/proceedings1993/v2-422.html
- Treasures of Hawaian culture - USA. From "Kapa" at the main menu, enter an extensive description of the manufacture of bast fibers for weaving of fabrics, clothes and home tools.
www.kupuna.com
- Washed Cotton: A Review and Recommendations - Comprehensive summary of recent research on batch kier washing of raw cotton, and recommendations regarding prevention strategies for dust control involving washed cotton. From the US National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
www.cdc.gov/niosh/washcot.html
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