In Vietnam, ramie leaves are called " c�y l?gai, " which is a main ingredient in making " b�nh gai " or " b�nh �t l?gai, " a Vietnamese glutenous rice cake.
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In the West, the most common bast fiber is linen, derived from the flax plant, although ramie ( from the plant of the same name ) is a traditional Japanese fiber gaining considerable currency here.
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The two principal crops are kenaf ( a member of the hibiscus family and related to cotton and okra ) and ramie, commonly known as China grass and one of the strongest natural fibres, similar to flax in absorbency and density.
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Most surviving textiles are indigo-dyed cotton, but remnants of rough cloth woven from hemp, ramie and wisteria ( common fibers used before cotton's widespread availability in Japan in the 19th century ) are seen from time to time.
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He attempted to introduce ramie, a fibre plant, for use in manufacturing, and was awarded a silver medal for this in 1814 by the Society for the Encouragement of Arts and Manufactures; however, the fibre found little commercial usage.
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The land was initially purchased in an attempt to save the area from development into residential or citrus groves as well as to explore their own collection of rare flora and fauna and test the commercial validity of various plants including ramie and rubber trees.
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Some of the economically important bast fibres are obtained from herbs cultivated in agriculture, as for instance flax, hemp, or ramie, but also bast fibres from wild plants, as stinging nettle, and trees such as mulberry have been used in the past.
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Saks Fifth Avenue's selection includes DKNY's ramie tunic with band collar ( $ 185 ), John Bartlett's short-sleeved cotton with front pleats ( $ 354 ) and Philosophy di Alberta Ferretti's sleeveless shirt with a mesh band ( $ 190 ).
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It falls into the bast fiber category ( fiber collected from bast, the phloem of the plant, sometimes called the " skin " ) along with kenaf, industrial hemp, flax ( linen ), ramie, etc . The industrial term for jute fiber is " raw jute ".
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For Pinerolese Ramie, Avarengo must make up a minimum of 15 % of the blend with Avan?and Neretta Cuneese required to make up an additional minimum of 30 % and 20 % of the blend, respectively, with other red wine grapes permitted to account up to a maximum of 35 %.
