| Botanical Name |
Ananas comosus |
| Common Name |
Pineapple |
| Plant Family Name |
Bromeliaceae |
| Fiber length |
Approximately 1/4" |
| Fiber Type |
Leaf |
| Plant location in the U.S. |
Hawaii |
| Plant Part Used |
Laves from perennial |
| Season
Harvested |
|
| Fiber
purchase |
Seasonally from
Grocery |
| Pre
Cooking Preparation . |
Dried, then soaked
in water overnight prior to cooking. |
| Alkali Used |
Soda Ash |
Cooking
.
. |
Cooked 4 hours. Rinsed.
New Soda Ash and cooked for 4 hrs.
Cooked but unbeaten fiber was frozen in water
for 6 months before beating and sheet formation.
It would be helpful to scrap the leaves to
remove the outer skin before soaking and cooking. |
Beating Method
. |
Hand Beat with mallets |
Coloring Agent
. |
None |
Sizing Agent
. |
None |
Water
. |
Tap |
Sheet Formation
.
.
. |
Japanese. 1 to 3 dips, neri
added to vat, restraint dried. Unstable sheet without abaca.
Added abaca for ease of sheet formation. Added approx. 30% unbleached
Abaca from linters (beat in a Whiz Mixer) |
Drying Technique
. |
Restraint Dry Sheets |
Paper Color
. |
Light tan to
green-golden tan |
Yield for apx of fiber by weight.
. |
Not measured |
Historical references
.
.
. |
From Lilian Bell, Plant Fibers
for Pape |
| Date |
December 11,
1999. Beth LaCour |
| Signature |
. |
Adapted from