Common Name | Scientific Name | Japanese | Characters | Fibre Length | Fibre Width | Fibre Ends | Cross Marking | Herzberg | Graff 'C' | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bamboo | Gramineae Bambusa Arundinacea | Take | ![]() |
1.5-4mm | 10-25µm | Pointed | Faint | Blue | Blue | |
Blue Sandalwood | Ulmus Pteroceltis Tatarinowii Maxim | Seitan | ![]() |
1-4mm | 4-20µm | Variable | Strong | Gray/Blue | Gray/Blue | |
Cedar, Japanese | Taxodiaceae Cryptomeria Japonica | Sugi | ![]() |
2-3mm | 30-40µm | Blunt | None | Yellow/Brown | Yellow/Brown | |
Cotton | Mavaceae Gossypium hirsutum/barbadense/arboreum | Men | ![]() |
10-40mm | 12-38μm | Broken | None | Peach/Red | Peach/Red | |
Ditch Reed | Gramineae Phragmites Australis | Yoshi | ![]() |
1-3mm | 10-25µm | Blunt or Pointed | Faint | Blue | Blue | |
Eucalyptus | Eucalyptus | Yukari | ![]() |
1-4mm | 10-25µm | Blunt | None | Blue | Blue | |
Gampi | Thymelaeaceae Wikstremia Canescens | Ganpi | ![]() |
2-4mm | 4-20µm | Variable | Faint | Yellow/Blue | Yellow/Blue | |
Flax | Linaceae Linum usitatissimum L. | Ama | ![]() |
9-70mm | 5-40μm | Pointed | Strong | Peach/Red | Peach/Red | |
Hemp | Moraceae Cannabis Sativa | Asa | ![]() |
5-55mm | 10-50µm | Variable | Strong | Peach/Red | Peach/Red | |
Kenaf | Mavaceae Hibiscus L. | Kinafu | ![]() |
2-6mm | 14-35μm | Pointed | Faint | Yellow/Green | Yellow/Green | |
Manila Hemp/Abaca | Musaceae Musa Textilis | Manira Asa | ![]() |
2-12mm | 15-40µm | Pointed | Strong | Blue/Gray | Blue/Gray | |
Mitsumata | Thymelaeaceae Edgeworthia Papyrifera | Mitsumata | ![]() |
2-4mm | 4-20µm | Variable | Faint | Yellow/Blue | Yellow/Blue | |
Paper-mulberry | Moraceae Broussonetia Papyferia | Kozo | ![]() |
6-20mm | 25-35µm | Variable | Faint | Red with Blue | Red with Blue | |
Rice | Gramineae Orzya Sativa | Kome | ![]() |
0.5-3mm | 5-15µm | Pointed | None | Blue | Blue | |
Sugar Cane/Bagasse | Gramineae Saccharum officinarum L. | Satoukibi | ![]() |
0.8-2.8mm | 10-34μm | Blunt | Faint | Blue | Blue | |
Tatami Rushes | Juncaceae Juncus Effusus | Igusa | ![]() |
1-3mm | 50-90µm | Square | None | Pink/Purple | Pink/Purple | |
Wheat | Gramineae Triticum Sativum | Mugi | ![]() |
0.5-3.5mm | 10-35µm | Blunt or Pointed | Strong | Blue/Green | Blue/Green | |
Zebra Grass | Miscanthus Sinesus Japonicum | Kaya | ![]() |
0.5-3mm | 5-30µm | Pointed | Strong | Blue | Blue |
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