THE EFFECTIVENESS OF INDIAN TREE LEAVES AS A CLOTH

KEYWORDS

 Clothing
 Cotton
 Textile

INTRO:

The world review of Indian sacred tree is used as an Indian Trade cloth in religions
to and some of its originating countries were Asia, Africa, Europe, the New World, Oceania and
Australia. These countries have all seen to embrace the concept of a primordial tree. In this
experimentation, the researcher aims to use Indian Tree’s leaves as an alternative to cloth that will
improve and strengthen the textile and fabric to be wearable every day.

RRL:

Indian’s indigenous sample textile and fabrics with tree capnography were already in
use and known to have broad appeal (Guy 2009). Most of these religions mentioned may be thought
of the wage by arising from earlier time of their culture, example: Neolithic Man, a final division of
the stone age and began farming later at the parts of the planet. Tree of life mythology in very rich
upon ever since ancient time (Lucy 1970)

According to the book of Mattibelle Gittingers (1979) “Master Dyers to the World”,
In a tree of life where is the source of Indian Trade cloth which is detailed by a large leaf style and
flowering plants. Indians have artistic identity and prudent business sense in producing pleasing
cloths that could give a great variety of colors and connecting design created to appeal to the taste
of every local market.

According to Beckert (2014) cotton textile became the first major industry in
human history lacked locally procured raw material. This proves that raw cotton has an easy
manufacturing once technology became available (Lucy 1989). It is the world’s first factories in many
countries to produce cotton textiles and new concepts in daily lives (Rivoly 2005). In this experiment,
the researcher attempts to use leaves as an alternative to cotton raw material if making a cloth.

Leaf fiber also known as hard fiber is normally obtained by scraping away the non-
fibrous material and the fiber produced can be courser than other fibers commonly; flax, hemp, jute,
ramie, sisal and coir are mainly used for the source of fiber. Recently, the interest for renewable
resources for fibers particularly of plant origin is increasing (Smole and Hribernik 2012). Therefore
several non-traditional plants are being studied with the aim to isolate fibers from plants, leaves or
stem.
 The theory of Carole Collet (2014) implements the “Biolace” of plants. This is where
in a future, all grown plants could use synthetic biology as an engineering technology to programs
plants to produce ‘augmented’ food and at the same time providing supplies at the fabric industry
coming from its roots. When the time comes, people could harvest fruits and fabric at the same time
in the same plant. According to Collet (2014) the aim of this project is to bring potential to the new
technologies.

In the researcher’s process of experimentation, water is needed to affect the leaf

movement status in plants. (Meyer and Walker 1981) By immersing the leaves into a water solution
came from tap water and let it submerge within 6-7 days to let that leaf vein strengthen and tires.
Plants is made up of 90% of water that proves a way to preserve the leaf to rot. One method is to
put the leaves into a glycerin/water solution will preserve the leaves yet leave them flexible.

In conclusion, the effectiveness of Indian Tree Leaf as a cloth probably strengthen

and as much as hard fiber commonly known in plants that is mainly source of fiber and will introduce
a new type of textile rare in such a typical cloth. Also, this is an eco-environment friendly experiment
for no chemical substances used in the process of making, only water and leaves of the said tree.
The leaves, instead to clog the canals is experimentally transforming it into a fabric to a cloth.

INTRO:

Abaca is the most widely use plant of the Philippine fashion industry mainly source
of fiber. It is stoloniferous meaning that it produces number or shoots along the ground. Before
synthetic textiles came into use, ancestors of the modern abaca are thought to have originated from
Eastern Philippines where this is significant rainfall throughout the year. This statement proves that
the possibility of practicing of making textiles from plants a long time ago here in the Philippines.

RRS:

In the Philippines, Piña is a natural fiber derived from the leaves of the Nature
Philippine Red Pineapple. It is introduced to the Filipinos by Spanish Colonizers back in the 16 th
century (Osorio 2018). In present day of modern society, Filipino government employees must wear
country’s tropical fabrics and traditional textile. (Elumba 2019) Currently, the main limitation lies in
the piña fabric supply. However, as a context of low supply piña textile remain expensive and
generally inaccessible (Isabelle 2019).
 World production of other plant-fiber crops for textile use declines sharply as a
result of advance in cotton production and the development of synthetic fiber. Here in the
Philippines can be found many possible natural alternative to cotton. According to Heldo Netochy
(2013), Bamboo plants, a variety of the gross has been produced in India is agreeable one of the
world’s best sustainable resources like fiber when it comes to the softest cotton.

Another example of plant that can be source of producing textile is a genetically

modified strawberry. According to the designer and researcher Carole Collet (2013), her ‘Biolace’
project imagines a future where plants are mini factories responsible not only for food but textile
production. A system where clothes could be manufactured using only the water and sunlight that
plant need to grow and generating zero waste. This method would have an environmental benefit,
they are speculative propositions of what we could do with biotechnology,

Experts at Department of Science and Technology Philippine Textile Research

Institute Director Carlos C Tomboc (2009) developed new sets if earth-friendly fiber-blended yarns
from polyester and stems of saluyot (Corhous Obitorius), a rich source of fiber. These non-traditional
tropical fiber souces like, maguey, water hyacinth and saluyot can expand sources of fiber plants
including abaca, anabo, banana, kenaf, pineapple and ramie. Scientists of Department of Science and
Technology are pushing for the use of newly discovered fiber-rich plants in domestic textile
production.

In history, Filipino national costume is colorful and beautiful. It is influence by the

colonizers; United State, Japan and Spain that is why their national attire and features formed in the
culture (Sofia 2015). The traditional cloth Barong and Saya is made from Piña fiber, in the nineteenth
century was considered ‘high fashion’ only elites and rich people have seen to wear those dresses.

In the Philippines, there are also many tribal costumes which are traditional for
certain tribe. Fabrics and textiles are all handmade and decline the features of the tribe. Today,
some of the culture of the Philippine indigenous people are preserved and supported by the
government. According to GMA Public Affair News, a band of cave-dwelling people called ‘Tasadays’
was discovered in a rainforest in South Cotabato. They were in Paleolithic Age lifestyle which using
tools to survive and wear leaves as their cloth until now.

In conclusion, the relevance of this study is to know many plants that enrich in fiber
yet still undiscovered. The cotton production is natural fiber that come at seedpod and used to make
many fabric types at every price point. In this experiment the leaf of Indian Tree is a non-fibrous
plant and will be proven also strengthen the fabric of the cloth in a creative way. The aim of the
researcher is to reuse a tree as a cloth and will make an earth-friendly experiment that promotes
and produce green products for a green planet.