Jute-Old World Fiber to New World Fashion

Ashok Athalye

doi:10.32474/lttfd.2018.02.000147

Abstract

Jute is a natural vegetable fiber, abundantly cultivated in the Indian subcontinent. Owing to its inherent color composition it was known as the golden fiber of the old world and traditionally used in non-textile applications like agricultural bulk packaging. With the technological advancements in fiber processing and the end use designing, it is gaining popularity in the global fashion trend.

Highlights

Jute is a cellulosic fiber produced from the stem of a plant called genus Corchorus and owing to its yellowish brown shiny appearance is popularly known as the Golden Fiber
The Jute plant is known to originate from the Indian subcontinent which provides favorable warm and wet monsoon climatic conditions for its cultivation
Jute was an integral part of greater India known as the old world and reportedly used during the bronze age and later was one of the most widely sourced products by the Western Europe and Northern America

Summary

Introduction

Jute is a cellulosic fiber produced from the stem of a plant called genus Corchorus and owing to its yellowish brown shiny appearance is popularly known as the Golden Fiber. It is extensively used in agricultural bulk packaging due to its inherent tensile strength, low extensibility, moderate moisture retention and better breathability. Properties of Jute for almost 95% of global Jute production especially due to the cultivation in the area called as Ganges delta. Jute was an integral part of greater India known as the old world and reportedly used during the bronze age and later was one of the most widely sourced products by the Western Europe and Northern America. The chemical composition and the physical properties of Jute are furnished in the Table 1

Specific gravity Moisture regain

Uses of Jute

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