Was yarn doily, now Kudzu fiber.

By the way ? what is Kudzo fiber ???
mirjam

| On Wed, 09 Jul 2003 04:55:44 GMT, (Mirjam Bruck-Cohen) wrote:

By the way ? what is Kudzo fiber ???
mirjam

Kudzu, or Kuzu in Japanese is a vine that's become a rampant weed in the
southeastern US. In Japan the leaves are used as cattle feed for Kobe beef,
the root yields a fine food starch, and the fibers inside the stems are
used to make a light cloth. So it is a bast fiber, like linen and hemp.
Whole vine stems are also used in basketry.


Helen "Halla" Fleischer,
Fantasy & Fiber Artist in Fairland, MD USA
http://home.covad.net/~drgandalf/halla/

Thank you Helen ,, took your lead and read some more about it , you
are a good teacher
mirjam

Kudzu, or Kuzu in Japanese is a vine that's become a rampant weed in the
southeastern US. In Japan the leaves are used as cattle feed for Kobe beef,
the root yields a fine food starch, and the fibers inside the stems are
used to make a light cloth. So it is a bast fiber, like linen and hemp.
Whole vine stems are also used in basketry.


Helen "Halla" Fleischer,
Fantasy & Fiber Artist in Fairland, MD USA
http://home.covad.net/~drgandalf/halla/