Brighten any room in your home naturally with this Abaca Brown Woven Harvest Vase from

Threshold™. Woven from the abaca plant, this earthy vase will inspire you to add dried grasses or
faux botanicals. Complement the natural look by placing next to a woven abaca basket or hand-
thrown pottery bowl.

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Abaca – known worldwide as Manila hemp. Abaca fiber is obtained from the leaf sheaths of the
abaca (Musa textilis Nee) and is considered as the strongest among natural fibers. The length of
the fiber varies from 3 to 9 ft or more, depending on the height of the plant and the age of the
leafsheath. The color of the fiber ranges from ivory white to light and dark brown.

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It has a very long fiber length and is one of the strongest fibers - flexible, durable, and
highly resistant to saltwater damage. For these reasons it has been used over time for
rope and cording.

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During the 19th century abaca was widely used for ships' rigging, and pulped to make sturdy manila envelopes.
Today, it is still used to make ropes, twines, fishing lines and nets, as well as coarse cloth for sacking. There is also a
flourishing niche market for abaca clothing, curtains, screens and furnishings, but paper-making is currently the main
use of the fibre

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19th century abaca was widely used for ships' rigging, basket and including flower vase.
Today, it is still used to make ropes, twines, and vases (future Fiber, 2022). With
fashion, quality, and uniqueness, the abaca is meticulously into fashionable flower vase
that are definitely good for almost all occasions. These products are long-lasting
because they are made with careful and thorough processes. After they are
manufactured, they are sold at high prices mainly because it has an excellent quality,
made out of a unique raw material and are literally handmade (Island, 2021).
Researchers pursued this study flower vase using abaca stem due to its durability.

The stem of abaca is used in the production of handicraft products such as: Flower
vase, hats, slippers, lamps etc. (Simor,2022).

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