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Pikåru Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Experience teaches only the teachable... Posts: 1636 Colorado USA Gender:	Natural Fibers Mar 12^th, 2012 at 1:15pm I am looking for coconut and/or pandanus fiber. It has been hard to find commercially and coconut tress are scarce here in Colorado. Thank you.
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Morphy Slinging.org Moderator Offline Checkmate Posts: 8239	Re: Natural Fibers Reply #1 - Mar 12^th, 2012 at 3:19pm You would think with all the beaches you have there coconut trees would be all over the place.
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Pikåru Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Experience teaches only the teachable... Posts: 1636 Colorado USA Gender:	Re: Natural Fibers Reply #2 - Mar 12^th, 2012 at 4:53pm I know, right? It's mostly that I'm too weak to climb the palm trees here in Colorado. I want them delivered to my door, no muss no fuss.
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Steven Interfector Viris Spurii Offline RaptorIsAsRaptorDoes Posts: 2101 Austin, Tx. Gender:	Re: Natural Fibers Reply #3 - Mar 12^th, 2012 at 6:46pm I think the liner for hanging baskets is coir. tease one appart and use that. it is coconut fibre
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Timothy Potter Senior Member Offline Posts: 340 Idaho Gender:	Re: Natural Fibers Reply #4 - Mar 12^th, 2012 at 7:41pm You could try this place: http://www.franksupply.com/ I've never bought any of their coconut fiber, but their basketry supplies are great. -Timothy Potter
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Pikåru Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Experience teaches only the teachable... Posts: 1636 Colorado USA Gender:	Re: Natural Fibers Reply #5 - Mar 13^th, 2012 at 12:45am Thanks Tim. There is a basket weaving place in Denver that I hope to check out soon. I am thinking of trying to use sea grass cord depending on the texture and thickness.
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CHowitzer Junior Member Offline (miro con honda) Posts: 54 The Snowy Wastes Gender:	Re: Natural Fibers Reply #6 - Mar 13^th, 2012 at 4:25am Are you looking for fibres from the coconut husk, or from the leaves of the palm tree itself? It's not a coconut palm, but raffia palm is a nice, sturdy fibre and is available at most craft stores and probably all gardening stores (it's used to graft trees and other plants).
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Pikåru Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Experience teaches only the teachable... Posts: 1636 Colorado USA Gender:	Re: Natural Fibers Reply #7 - Mar 13^th, 2012 at 10:42am I am looking for the leaves, not the husks. I'd be willing to try with palm leaves if I could get my hands on some. I will look for raffia palm. There are several craft places and one basking weaving outlet not far that I'll try and get to this week. Thank you.
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slingingrat Funditor Offline I never miss the rock allways hits something Posts: 536 Hagerstown MD Gender:	Re: Natural Fibers Reply #8 - May 24^th, 2012 at 6:51am If you go to a flower shop the same kind you would go to to bye a dozen roses they can order you any kind of palm leaves you want and as many as you want hope this helps
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ghost0311-8541 Senior Member Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 392 Florida Gender:	Re: Natural Fibers Reply #9 - Aug 11^th, 2012 at 3:19pm i can get the inner fibers of the sabbel palm from fla its what the native americans made fishing nets and lines out of
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Pikåru Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Experience teaches only the teachable... Posts: 1636 Colorado USA Gender:	Re: Natural Fibers Reply #10 - Aug 11^th, 2012 at 3:55pm I would buy or trade no problem ghost.
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ghost0311-8541 Senior Member Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 392 Florida Gender:	Re: Natural Fibers Reply #11 - Aug 11^th, 2012 at 11:14pm if i send you enought to make a few slings would you trade a sling made from the palm fiber for it if so pm me your address.
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ghost0311-8541 Senior Member Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 392 Florida Gender:	Re: Natural Fibers Reply #12 - Aug 21^st, 2012 at 10:44am are you still wanting the palm fibers
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