Bast fibre

stinging nettle, and trees such as lime or linden, willow, oak, wisteria, and mulberry have also been used in the past.^[1] Bast fibres are classified as soft fibres, and are flexible.^[2] Fibres from monocotyledonous plants, called "leaf fibre", are classified as hard fibres and are stiff.^[2]

burlap. An important property of bast fibres is that they contain a special structure, the fibre node, that represents a weak point, and gives flexibility. Seed hairs, such as cotton, do not have nodes.^{[citation needed}

Proto-Germanic *bastaz ("bast, rope"). It may have the same root as Latin fascis ("bundle") and Middle Irish basc ("necklace").^[3][4]

roselle hemp.^{[citation needed}

non-woven, moulding, and composite technology industries for the manufacturing of non-woven mats and carpets, composite boards as furniture materials, automobile door panels and headliners, etc. From prehistoric times through at least the early 20th century, bast shoes were woven from bast strips in the forest areas of Eastern Europe.^{[citation needed}