Short descriptions of the history, properties and applications of wool, animal hair fiber and silk. From the Whole Earth Magazine web site. Author: Peter Warshall.

From Wholeearthmag.Com. Listing and descriptions of plant fiber alternatives to fibers derived from wood.

From Emily McCauley's home page on global environment issues. Alternative fibers for the textile, papermaking and nonwovens industries. Links to natural fibers sites.

Extensive technical description and specification of the characteristics, chemical structure, properties and applications in yarn spinning and weaving of bamboo fibers. From Bambro Textile Co., Ltd.

Study of the future of bast fiber in textiles, composites, building materials, medicines, cosmetics, food, animal feed and biopolymers. Author: Prof. Dr. Ryszard Koslowski.

Presentation of natural fibers and dyes, and the plants from which they are produced. Fiber and dye extraction, processing and application explained with text and photographs. English and German. Authors: Maja and Max Wills.

From the Washington Hemp Education Network. Extensive article, surveying the fiber technical characteristics of kenaf, hemp and flax for the building, insulation and fiber composite industries. Authors: Erwin H. Lloyd and David Seber.

Final draft of the codification of standards for organically grown natural fiber post harvest handling, processing and practices focused on the textile industry. From the Organic Trade Association. Author: Peter Murray. Revised by Lynn S. Coody.

Doctor of Technology thesis about research aimed at gaining a better understanding of the changes affecting softwood fiber strength properties and fiber wall structure after mechanical treatment. Author: Olli Joutsimo.

From the Purdue University's Horticulture department. Scientific study of wood fiber characteristics. References, tables and diagrams.

Short descriptions of a variety of plants which can be used as a source of natural fiber for the textile, rope and papermaking industries. From Plants for a Future.

Lecture notes on natural fibers, and man-made fibers manufactured from natural polymers, including chemical structure, properties and applications.

Detailed draft list of definitions and classifications of the various fibers derived from plants and animals. From the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Concise descriptions of the classification, extraction processes, harvesting and cultivation of plant and animal hair fibers. Also, natural dyes and leather tanning materials.

History of the development, cultivation and early uses of flax fiber on the American continent. Author: Eileen J. Bennett.

Extensive paper about the cultivation, processing, properties, developments and applications of flax fibers. From the Purdue University's Center for New Crops and Plant Products. Also available on PDF. Authors: J.A. Foulk and others.

Article about the possible uses of woody core, bast, leaf, cane, straw, grass and seed fibers in building materials, food, cosmetics, medicine, and textile and nonwovens production. Author: Ryszard Kozlowski.

Short article describing the retting, stripping, washing, drying and grading process for jute fibers.

Definitions and descriptions of the various plant fibers used in the textile, papermaking, and the spices and herbes industries. Extensive links to related sites. From the University of Maryland.

Report on a test conducted on cotton, moss, and kenaf bast and core fiber to determine their oil sorption capabilities. Authors: Beom-Goo Lee, James H. Han, and Roger M. Rowell.

Extensive paper about the potential of European Union based growers of industrial fiber crops, to successfully compete on the world market of lignocellulosic fibers. Author: Dr. J.E.G. van Dam.

Extensive information about the physical construction of natural plant fibers, and paper and textiles manufactured from plant fibers. From pages of the natural history textbook, Wayne's Word.

Short article on the history, properties and applications of ramie fiber. Author: Rose Marie Tondl.

Technical paper describing the effects of enzymatic cottonization on selected geometrical and mechanical properties of flax fibers. Authors: J. Militky and others.

Short history of the development of the sisal fiber industry on the Turk and Caicos Islands. From the Turk and Caicos National Museum.

Detailed review of current efforts in the development of West European flax and hemp fiber for textile, nonwovens and composite applications, and the lack of progress in commercial processing and marketing due to the high costs of material production. Authors: R.W. Kessler and others.

Detailed summary of discussions and papers presented at the Natural Fibres Performance Forum, organized by the Interactive European Network for Industrial Crops and their Applications. Compiled by Olesa and Plackett.

Doctoral thesis introducing a new harvesting and processing method for flax fiber, linseed flax and hemp fiber. Author: Antti Pasila.

Scientific report on the assessment of the potential feasibility of fiber from twelve crops suitable for growing in the United Kingdom, for use in the pulp and paper, wood-based panel and textile industries. Author: David Bruce.

From Wiley, New York. Comprehensive article on the history, production, product development, processing and uses of milkweed fiber. Authors: Herbert D. Knudsen and Richard D. Zeller.

Report of a study to determine the current status of knowledge and commercial usage of natural fibers as flax, hemp, jute and kenaf in the pan-European automotive components industry, and to identify present constraints and future market opportunities. Authors: G.C. Ellison, R. McNaught and E.D. Eddleston.

Extensive description of the manufacture of bast fibers for weaving of fabrics, clothes and home tools.

Technical paper examining the current status of several potential industrial fiber crops as they relate to their application in textile and nonwoven products. Author: Richard J. Roseberg.

Abstracts of papers presented at the 8th International Conference on Biotechnology in the Pulp and paper Industry, including papers about the use of enzymes in the manufacturing process of wood fibers. Editors: A. Vahala and R. Lantto.