Chinese Burr Fibre

Chinese Burr Fibre
CHINESE BURR FIBRE
A fibre obtained from the Triumfetta pilosa of Queensland. It is clean, strong, lustrous, soft and fairly resilient, similar to jute.

Dictionary of the English textile terms. 2014.

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