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• The dyes are in the form of a suspension of particles which, for reasons not fully understood, are adsorbed onto the surface of ligno-cellulosic fibres such as sisal, abaca and fique. Chapter 8
• Others can decipher the calendar and the lives of the saints, can sign their names with tolerable facility, and can make the simpler arithmetical calculations with the help of the stchety, a little calculating instrument, composed of wooden balls strung on brass wires, which resembles the "abaca" of the old Romans, and is universally used in Russia. Russia
• Iain describes the scene: the bright, hot estate, the straw hats, the flagons filling while Mestre Alabaça watches his art going forth, not the Mouchão or the Dom Rafael but the traditional pressings, vino currente, the current wine.
• OEcotextiles uses a variety of fibers, including linen from Italy, organic cotton from Peru, bamboo from China, hemp from Romania, and abaca from Ecuador, all grown without pesticides or chemical fertilizers. Jan Sundberg Whitsitt: Is Your Newly Decorated House, Hotel Room Or Cruise Ship Cabin Making You Sick?
• Abaca is not a hemp but since hemp was the main source of fibres for centuries, the abaca fibre was named Manila hemp.
• He created the works by dipping pieces of wire mesh into pulp made of abaca (banana fiber) and then painting the frame in lively watercolors.
• These Seattle sisters design placemats and table runners out of abaca fiber.
• To confuse things further, this "bean" is actually scientifically more identified with the PEA Family, and even gives its name to the Pea Family: Fabacae, after this "bean"! Translation for peas & greenbeans (nfm)
• The product was made from powder coated iron frame with abaca rope weaving. Tour Eiffel Lamp
• Ideal as gifts, these unique designs are made using mainly handwoven fibers - abaca, raffia, buntal - and handmade paper.