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Design Course
Handmade Paper Making
Understanding the Art by Creative Exploration
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Natural Fibres
| Botanical Name | Local Name | Parts Used |
|---|---|---|
| Abelmoschus Esculentus | Bhendi, Ran Turai | Outer bark of stem |
| Adansonia Digitata | Gorakh Amli | Inner bark |
| Agave Ameriana and varieties | Ghaipat, Ketki | Leaf fibre /waste /rope |
| Abulation Indica | Chakrabhend, Mudra tuthinar | Outer bark |
| Ananas Sativa | Ananas, Anasapandu | Fibre of leaves |
| Antiaris Taxicaria and varieties | Valkal Tree, Chanduka Karvat | Valkal or Inner bark |
| Bamboo | Bamboo, Vans, Bans | Culms, Basket, Mats |
| Boehmeria Nievea | China Grass of Rhea | bark fibre |
| Broussonetia Papyrifera | White Mulberry, Tut | Inner bark of young branch |
| Butia Frondosa and Varieties | Dhak, Palas or Chichara root | Inner bark of young branch |
| Calotropis Procera | Madder plant | Bast Fibre |
| Cannabis sativa / Indica | Hemp, ganga, bhang | Bast fibre of the plant |
| Corchorus capsularis | Jute of Bengal | Bast fibre, Toe, Gunny bag |
| Careyas arborea | Kumhia, vVakumbha, Dudhippi | inner bark of tree |
| Crotalaria juncea and varieties | Sunn Hemp, Sona tag, Sunn, bags, etc. | Bast fibre,Ropes, Twins |
| Curcuma varieties | Halad, Harder, Amba, Ginger | Whole plant but not Coims |
| Cyperus Rotunds and varieties | Motha, Musta, Korai, Gandula, Mutha | Whole grass |
| Doemia Extensa | utarni | Outer bark |
| Daphne Cannabina and varieties | Nepal paper plant maha-deva | Inner bark and stem |
| Daphne bholua | Nepal paper plant lokta | Inner bark |
| Ficus varieties | Bar, vad, pimpal | inner bark of young branch |
| Girarddinia Heterophylla | Mothi, Kahajati, Agai | Bast fibre |
| Gossypium varieties | Kapas, cotton | Textiles, rags |
| Heliacteres isora | Murudsing | Bast fibre |
| Hibiscus varieties | Bhendi, ranbhendi, lal ambari, roselle | Stem bark |
| Ischoemum angustifolium | sabai, badhar grass | Grass, leaves, ropes |
| Lasiosphon erriocephalus | Rameta | Inner bark |
| Linum usitatissimum | Alasi, javas | bast fibre |
| Musa varieties | Plantain, kela, chavai | Stem fibre |
| Oryza sativa | Rice straw, bhoosa | whole straw, not ropes |
| Pandanus odoratissimus | Kevda, ketki | Leaf fibre |
| Palae varieties | Palms | Leaves, stalks |
| Saccharum munja | Munj or sara grass | Leaves, ropes |
| Saccharum officinum | Sherdi, sakar, sugarcane, usa | Bagasse, leaves |
| Sansevierla zeylancia | Bow string hemp, nagpuri | Leaf fibre |
| Triticum Sativa | Wheat, straw, gehu | Whole straw, not tops |
| Typha Elephantine | Bul-rush, jungle bajri | Whole plant, not tops |
