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Processing of Nettle (Girardinia diversifolia) in the Units of Uttarakhand


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1 Department of Apparel and Textile Science, College of Home Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana (Punjab), India
2 Department of Apparel and Textile Science, College of Home Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana (Punjab), India
     

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Sixteen nettle units established in Chamoli and Uttarkashi districts of Uttarakhand by Uttarakhand Bamboo Fibre Development Board were surveyed to document the production processes of nettle textiles. There were five fibre processing units and three spinning units with total strength of 310 workers. Nettle plants were collected from hilly areas by workers without paying any cost to the land owners. Nettle stalks were subjected to running water retting, beating and washing, bleaching with kaoline paste followed by carding and spinning. From one kilogram of nettle bark 400 g fibres could be extracted. Ultimately 300 g nettle yarn could be obtained from one kilogram nettle bark. Opening of nettle enterprise holts a promising opportunity for the economic upliftment of rural people.

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Nettle, Technical Process, Employees.
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Authors

Neha Garg
Department of Apparel and Textile Science, College of Home Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana (Punjab), India
Kanwaljit Kaur Brar
Department of Apparel and Textile Science, College of Home Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana (Punjab), India
Harinder Kaur Saggu
Department of Apparel and Textile Science, College of Home Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana (Punjab), India

Abstract


Sixteen nettle units established in Chamoli and Uttarkashi districts of Uttarakhand by Uttarakhand Bamboo Fibre Development Board were surveyed to document the production processes of nettle textiles. There were five fibre processing units and three spinning units with total strength of 310 workers. Nettle plants were collected from hilly areas by workers without paying any cost to the land owners. Nettle stalks were subjected to running water retting, beating and washing, bleaching with kaoline paste followed by carding and spinning. From one kilogram of nettle bark 400 g fibres could be extracted. Ultimately 300 g nettle yarn could be obtained from one kilogram nettle bark. Opening of nettle enterprise holts a promising opportunity for the economic upliftment of rural people.

Keywords


Nettle, Technical Process, Employees.

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