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Sisal and Other Natural Fibers
Wool
Wool is one of the most versatile fibers ever woven. It is durable enough to create the world's finest heirloom carpets, naturally fire retardant and gives off no harmful fumes. Wool products provide style, beauty and performance year after year.
Sisal
Sisal is considered one of the strongest and hardest wearing of the natural fibers. The Agave Sisalana plant, grown in Mexico, Brazil and some parts of ARfica, has a 7 to 10 year lifespan and can produce up to 300 usable leaves in a lifetime. Each sword-shaped leaf contains about 1000 fibers. The highest grade of these are used to produce sisal carpeting. Sisal makes an excellent choice for environmentally sustainable living.
Seagrass/Mountain Grass
Seagrass is from a tropical reed grown ins paddy-like fields in Chinas and Vietnam. The fibers are harvested by hand, dried and hand spun into tough strands. When woven together, the result is a carpet full of texutre, yet hardy and durable. Seagrass blends natural colors of beige, green, yellow and russet in endless variation, resulting in hue changes between rolls and rugs. Carpets typically have a hay like aroma which will mostly dissipate but provides a reminder of nature's freshness.   Mountain grass falls in the same category as seagrass but is grown in the higher elevations of Asia. Moutain grass is softer to the touch but is still a durable natural fiber.
Coir
Coir is the coarse fiber of the our husk of a mature coconut. 90% of the world's coir comes from India and Sri Lanka. A typical palm tree has coconuts in every stage of maturity and can produce 50 - 100 coconuts per year. To harvest the coir, the coconuts are dehusked and soaked in warm water to swell and soften the fibers. Fibers are then twisted and spun into yarn which is woven into carpets full of natural character. Coir carpets are durable, functional and able to withstand some contact with moisture, unlike other natural fibers.
Jute
Jute is harvested from the stem and outer skin of the Jute plant. This plant grows anywhere from 6 to 10 feet in height and thrives in warm and wet climates of India and Bangladesh. When used in carpeting it is soft underfoot and in appearance.