Today, I thought I would share with you some little know but interesting facts about Burlap.
- It originated from India which it was used for rope and paper production
- The English brought it to Britain where the Scottish first spun it into yarn
- Bangladesh and India are the worlds largest producers of Burlap, closely followed by China, Myanmar, Brazil and Thailand
- Burlap was traditionally used as backing for carpet and linoleum
- Burlap is resistant to condensation and that is why it is used as shipping sacks for produce
- Burlap’s durable qualities make it suitable for varied uses such as erosion protection, sandbags, seedling protection and weed matting
- Burlap is often used in the furniture industry to give support inside couches and chairs
- Burlap was commonly used to camouflage helmets in World War II
- Burlap is often used as a mask in Horror movies
- Burlap is now very popular in interior design.
Hessians were from Germany and used burlap to wrap the exposed roots of trees and shrubs when transplanting, and also for erosion on steep slopes.
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