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are dew or water retted with dew retting generally yielding a gray fiber. high-quality flax fiber is produced by water (stream) retting in the river lys in belgium. the boiled, bleached fiber contains almost % cellulose. the flax fiber is the strongest of the vegetable fibers, even stronger than cotton
, fineness, strength, cleanliness, luster, softness, and uniformity. the color ranges from creamy white to reddish brown, but usually, the fiber has a golden luster. the fibers are polygonal in cross-section with a wide lumen. jute has traditionally been an important textile fiber, second only to cotton...
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