Article Info

Article Title
Finishing for Plant Fibers
Author
Brenda Dunse
Issue date
Autumn 2025
Issue number
50
Issue topic
Plants
Description
This article experiments with different methods of finishing yarns spun from plant fibers (cotton, flax, hemp, nettle). Initial finishing methods include thwacking, steaming, and boiling. The author then set up further experiments using baking powder, baking soda, fiber wash, and homemade detergent.
Article topic list
plant fibers, cotton, bast, flax, hemp, experimenting, finishing, nettle