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Asian Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies, 5(9) September, 2017
A Different Approach towards Textile by Pineapple Fiber
Ankita singh Rao
As sistant Professor in Jayoti Vidyapeeth Women’s University, Jaipur, Rajasthan
Email : ankitasingh18jan@gmail.com
Contact no: 9414046070
ABSTRACT: Pineapple leaves highly used in different
areas to develop different types of materials in the field
of textile. Pineapple fiber having valuable properties for
making the textile utility products. Now a day’s pina
fiber highly used to make products which are used in
dress material, accessories and home furnishing. Pina
fiber is totally an organic compound which used in textile
product ranges to give a new path for textile stream.
Keywords :Pineapple , , valuable products , textile
, organic compound
INTRODUCTION : Pina fiber is a in a
ingenious fabric which derived from the leaves
of the Spanish red pineapple . It is very fine, white
in color and glossy in nature, soft, delicate, Light in
weight, stiff in nature. It is used in few products
such as table linen, mats, bags , and clothing
material. Pina fiber is blended with silk is called as
pina silk, blended with cotton called as pina cotton,
blended with polyester called as pina polyester. For
textiles, pina’s long, fine and luxurious thread
comes from the leaves of the pineapple. “The gloss
effect protects the fibers, which means piña does
not require any treatment with toxic chemicals to
be refined. And unlike many other luxury fabrics, it
is easy to wash and care for - no dry cleaning
required. In pure form, the weight is light, like
hemp or linen, but far finer, and far more luxurious
to touch”. It can also blend with banana fiber,
blending decreases the time and cost to produce
piña and is a less expensive alternative to that of
pure pina cloth.”The traditional decoration for this
fabric is a style of hand embroidery called calado.
An embroidered pina garment is called pina
calado. These hand-woven fabrics are colored with
vegetable dyes originating from leaves, and bark of
different trees”.
Pineapple fabric
Pineapple is made up of Spanish for Pineapple
which is being used to make a intemperance of
textile-based products, from clothing and bags, to
scarves and furniture upholstery. “Areas such as
Hawaii, Indonesia, India, and the West Indies are
known to harvest piña, but it is the island nation of
The Philippines, that has most refined the luxury
tradition. Hispanic cultures, between 1521 and
1898, are said to the original piña mas ters”. For
textiles, pina is a long, fine and luxurious thread
which comes from the leaves of the pineapple.
They are strong, resilient strength and have a slight
sheen similar to silk. This gloss protects the fibers,
and it means that pina fiber does not require any
treatment with the use of toxic chemicals to be
refined. It looks like as many other luxury fabrics,
it is easy to wash and no dry cleaning required.
The Process of making pineapple fabric
It is done traditionally, to scraping the leaves of
pineapple for weaving process it is laborious and
exhaustive work , each step done by hand.
Pineapple leaves are first soaked and then scraped
for getting fibers. Then the fibers are dried, waxed,
and spun into yarn, for weaving the cloth. The yarn
is delicate nature which requires proper care to
build into weave. It is very long process for
making the luxurious fabric .”Pina is produced
primarily in the Aklan region, with women from
the area supporting their families through their craft
of weaving ”.
Pineapple fabric Benefits
Beautifully elegant appearance
lightweight
blends well with other fibers
similar in appearance to linen
softer than hemp
more texture than silk
washable and easy care
no dry cleaning
Care instructions for pineapple fabric :
1. Dissolve a small amount of mild detergent
in warm water.
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2. Soak to free dirt and stains, and then
gently hand wash. If the fabric has
yellowed, add vinegar to the water and
soak overnight.
3. Use a soft toothbrush to scrub off stubborn
dirt (don’t scrub embroidery)
4. Rinse in an up/down dipping motion. Do
not twist or wring.
5. Hang (on plastic hanger) and shape to drip
dry or lay flat to dry.
6. Iron on low to medium setting while still
damp.
o never pull fabric to straighten
o if desired, you can apply spray
starch
o iron the back side where
embroidered
o hang carefully
7. Store hanging and coved with a dark,
breathable cloth to prevent discoloration.
Images of pineapple fabric process
(a)
(Scrapping leaves of pineapple to get the fiber for
weaving process)
(b)
(Fiber get from the scrapping of leaves and coated
with wax for weaving process)
(c)
Pineapple fabric
References :
www.technicaltextile.net
www.ananas.com
www.hindawi.com/journals/ijps/2015/950567/
