Ramie

Ramieis a bast fiber. Another name of Ramie is China Grass. Now a days Ramie produced mainly in South America, Korea,

Japan, China, Philippines and Indonesia. In work element Ramieplants are hardly and grow well. The height of Ramie is 4-6 ft. Generally this fiber is lustrous and white. Ramie is strong fiber like as flax. Ramie’s elastic property is low and also durable. Ramie absorbs water very rapidly. This fiber is stiff and coarser also. Ramie is mainly used for canvas and packing materials, upholstery, furnishing fabrics, fishing nets and sewing threads etc.