Textile Technology second semester

RAMIE bre

Known as many names such as china grass, white ramie, green ramie, or rhea

belongs to the Urticaceae or Nettle family

During the period 5000 – 3000 BC, cloth made from ramie ber was used in mummy cloths in
Egypt.

Origin

One of the oldest textile bres

ramie bre is being used since ancient age. The ramie bre used  for wrapping of mummy in
Egypt during the period of 5000- 3000 BC.

Originated in the Malay Peninsula

has been cultivated in eastern Asia for bre since prehistoric times

20th century, the people used ramie bre to make a open weave fabric called "mechera" for shirts
and gowns to be used in warm climates.

commercial production of ramie products did not achieve importance in the West until the 1930s

Production method
can be harvested up to 6 times a year and have a life from 6 to 20 years

China leads in the production of ramie and exports mainly to Japan and Europe

The process of transforming the ramie bers into fabric is similar to the process used for
manufacturing linen from ax

bers extracted from ramie are very ne just like silk and are naturally white in color

Being a cellulosic ber like cotton, linen, and rayon, ramie is often blended with cotton to
manufacture fabrics that resemble ne linen to coarse canvas.

Properties & Applications

grow best in well-drained sandy soil and warm moist climates with evenly distributed rainfall

Critical view
Ecological/ethical problems? Any alternatives?
ramie may or may not be biodegradable depending on what materials are used, ramie degrades
slower than cotton inside the lab, indicating it takes slightly longer for it to naturally degrade into
the soil, non-organic cotton cannot simply biodegrade due to the large number of dyes or
nishing chemicals applied

ramie is sustainable unless blended with wool or non organic cotton

Sources
https://www.britannica.com/plant/ramie
https://www.textileadvisor.com/2019/12/ramie- bre-cultivation-of-ramie- bre.html
https://www.yarnsand bers.com/textile-resources/natural- bers/plant-cellulosic- bers-
natural- bers/ramie- ber/about-ramie- ber/what-is-ramie- ber/
https://alchetron.com/Ramie
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