Fibers
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- Guidelines for Purchasing Raw Cotton
- The International Textile Manufacturers Federation Spinners Committee's guidelines for buyers and sellers of raw cotton. [PDF]
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- Hemp Advocates
- Information resource and global network for the promotion of the use of industrial hemp. Description of industrial hemp. News. Links to organizations, manufacturers and retailers.
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- Hemp Info
- Information resource about hemp for medical, agricultural and industrial applications. List of trade events. Links to related sites. Multi-lingual site.
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- Jute, Kenaf and Allied Fibres
- Introduction to the cultivation, processing, consumption and trade in jute, kenaf and related fibers in East Asia and Latin America. From the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United nations.
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- Natural Plant and Animal Fibres
- Information resource, providing detailed descriptions of the origin, properties and applications of all known plant and animal fibers in use with the textile industry, and silk.
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- Natural and Synthetic Fibers
- Extensive information about the cultivation of natural fibers, the manufacture of man-made fibers, and their history, properties and applications. From Swicofil AG.
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- The Golden Fibre
- Portal for the Indian jute fiber processing industries. Business data, statistics and information on fiber processing. Categorised manufacturers' directories. Technical articles.
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- The Organic Cotton Site
- USA. The Sustainable Cotton Project, which was founded to search for, develop and promote ways to grow clean, chemical and pesticide free cotton.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- A Short Cultural History of Linen
- The history of flax cultivation from the ancient Egyptians in 5000 BC to the present, including a description of linen fibers extraction and processing. From The Linen Weavers' web site.
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- Fabric History
- Time line with concise descriptions for natural and man-made fibers, utilised in the manufacture of textile fabrics. From Fabriclink.Com.
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- Flax Page
- Web site of the North Dakota State University containing the history and industrial uses of flax, links to article search and a catalog of photographs.
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- Flax Production in the 17th Century
- Brief history on growing flax crops for linen manufacturing. Descriptions of flax fiber, its properties and uses, and methods of processing. From Jamestown Historic Briefs.
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- History of Du Pont's Nylon Fibers
- Extensive history of the Du Pont de Nemours Company, the invention of the polyamide polymer and subsequently developed man-made fibers, and their commercialization in consumer and industrial products. From CHA, Inc.
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- Jack Herer.Com
- On-line excerpts of the writer's book, "The Emperor Wears No Clothes", dealing with the history of hemp, its past uses and future possibilities.
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- King Cotton In The Civil War
- The story of cotton and its importance during the American Civil War. From Shotgun's Home of the American Civil War.