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| Botanical Name |
Iris spp. |
| Common Name |
Iris |
| Plant Family Name |
Iridaceae. |
| Fiber length |
Long-- Not Known |
| Fiber Type |
Leaf |
| Plant location in the U.S. |
Gardens throughout U.S. |
| Plant Part Used |
Leaves |
| Season
Harvested |
Fall |
| Fiber
purchase |
Commercial source
unknown |
Pre
Cooking Preparation
. |
Dried |
| Alkali Used |
Soda Ash |
Cooking
.
.
. |
3 hrs.
Rinsed
New Soda Ash and cooked for 3 hrs, then 3
hours, another 3 hrs., another 2 hrs., another 3 hours |
Beating Method
.
. |
Hand Beat with mallets |
Coloring Agent
. |
None |
Sizing Agent
. |
None |
Water
. |
Tap |
Sheet Formation
.
.
. |
1 to 3 dips, neri added to vat,
restraint dried. Unstable sheet without abaca. Added abaca for
most desirable sheet. Approx. 40% unbleached Abaca from linters (beat in a
Whiz Mixer) |
Drying Technique
. |
Restraint Dry Sheets |
Paper Color
. |
Greenish tan |
Yield for apx of fiber by weight
.
. |
Not measured |
Historical references
.
.
. |
From Lillian Bell, Plant
Fibers for Papermaking, page 95.
"Iris douglasiana, Iris purdyi and Iris
macrosiphon used by Californian and Oregon Indians for ropes, nets, and
canvas cloth. A single fiber was taken from the margin of each leaf." |
| Date |
December 11, 1999.
Amy Viera and Beth LaCour |
| Signature |
. |
Adapted from Bell, Lilian A., Plant Fibers for Papermaking,
Liliaceae Press, McMinnville, Oregon, 1990. | |
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