Banana

Banana Roving

Natural Banana Viscose Top Roving Vegan Spinning Fiber
The banana plant has been cultivated in Japan since the 13th Century for use in making fabrics and textiles. The tender shoots of the banana plant were harvested and boiled in lye to soften them. The banana fibre was spun into yarn and woven for making kimono and kamishimo.
In Nepal, the trunk of the banana plant was used instead of the shoots. The aged bark or outer layers were soaked in water and allowed to decay to dissolve the chlorofyl leaving the cellulose fibres that are softened into a pulp. The pulp is dried and spun into yarn.
Banana is a strong fibre with a shiny appearance. Banana is a light weight fibre with high moisture absorption as well as quick moisture release, so banana fibre dries quickly. Banana fiber is bio-degradable and has little impact on the environment.

Banana fibre is best spun with a medium to tight twist. The yarn can be used as a single ply or plied with itself or another fibre. The single ply is also lovely when used as weft in handwoven fabrics. Banana fiber can also be used in felting, doll hair and paper making.

Banana fibre or yarns can be dyed with natural plant dyes and mordants or other dyes suitable for cellulose fibres.

Approx. Fiber Length: 8 inches, 180-200mm

Banana Spinning Fibre
Banana Spinning Fibre

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