Scutch

v.

To beat broken stalks so the loosened hurd falls away from the fiber, traditionally against a wooden board with a wooden blade.

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Fiber Any thread-like tissue that can be pulped, spun, or woven. Hemp produces both long bast fiber and short... Spin To twist loose fiber into a continuous thread. Retting Controlled rotting that breaks down the pectin binding bast fiber to the stalk core. Get it right and... Knit To make fabric by looping yarn through itself rather than interlacing it on a loom, which is what... Nonwoven Matting made by tangling and bonding fibers rather than weaving them, similar in principle to felt. A major... Shives Thin woody splinters broken off the stalk core during processing. Effectively the fragmented form of hurd.

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