Jute

[Ca Ike]

I hear a lot of people talk about bamboo and hemp wicks but has anyone tried using Jute twine? Still a plant fiber in the same category as hemp and bamboo.

 

[Topacka]

Well, when people talk about bamboo wicks they're talking about rayon, which has some of the absolute best liquid transfer properties, and is very easy to work with. And hemp is the most sustainable plant after algae (which we're killing at an alarming rate).

So what is, and what are the qualities of jute?

 

[Ca Ike]

Jute is a type of plant similar to hemp. Its the fiber used to make burlap sacks and twine for tying off plants ti stakes and such where you don't want to have to worry about synthetics. I use the burlap and twine as a bio degradable container for transfering and replanting my trees n stuff. I don't know much about its wicking properties but I know it holds water well and will help transfer surface water to the root ball. ITs in the same fiber class as raimie, bamboo, hemp and cotton even.

Jute - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Maurice Pudlo]

Grab a coffee sack at your local coffee shop and give it a shot, it may just do the trick.

My mom used to buy jute by the spool to make very interesting pot holders and decorative knotwork. Macramé its not just for hippies anymore...LOL

Maurice

 

[Laylel]

Grab a coffee sack at your local coffee shop and give it a shot, it may just do the trick.

My mom used to buy jute by the spool to make very interesting pot holders and decorative knotwork. Macramé its not just for hippies anymore...LOL

Maurice

He-he... you will latterly leave your finger's skin on that stuff. Now day's more stuff made for crafting what not so hard on your hands. I did lamp for order - over 4000 knots... god i never will forget that and you can't use gloves, you lose sensitivity and material refuse to work for you well... But it's gorgeous in end (25 years and i still see that lamp like brand new, they take care about it)

 

[Laylel]

I hear a lot of people talk about bamboo and hemp wicks but has anyone tried using Jute twine? Still a plant fiber in the same category as hemp and bamboo.

If it that what i think, well it may work but, its very rough material. You need to get bleached as well with good processing over it and it's not cheap, besides it's rar. Cotton/bamboo will be less hassle and way cheaper i think.

 

[Asbestos4004]

It sure does smell

 

[Vaslovik]

I'll just stick to ss mesh, it's been working wonderfully for me.

 

[Ca Ike]

If it that what i think, well it may work but, its very rough material. You need to get bleached as well with good processing over it and it's not cheap, besides it's rar. Cotton/bamboo will be less hassle and way cheaper i think.

Um...jute is not rare. I buy it all the time for just over $2 for 500 feet of twine. The bleaching may or may not be necessary but boiling I would do just to make sure it's clean.