A strong fiber obtained from an agave plant.

( Agave sisalana) Bahamian hemp. A widely cultivated South American plant species whose fiber is used for twine.

Also: sisal hemp. A fibre from Agave sisalana. Native to Yucatàn.

A strong durable white fiber used especially for cord and twine.

a plant fiber used for making rope

Mexican or West Indian plant with large fleshy leaves yielding a stiff fiber used in e.g. rope

A kind of rope, commonly used on scratching posts

A strong bast fiber that originates from the leaves of the Agave plant, which is found in the West Indies, Central America, and Africa. End-uses include cordage and twine.

Plant of the genus Agave that yields a fiber often used for making natural rope. The name sisal is used for both the plant and for the fiber. Sometimes referred to as hemp, sisal is not actually hemp but a fiber that resembles it. Sisal rugs are natural rugs, woven from sisal fibers.

a strong fibre derived from the leaves of the agave plant. Sisal can be used as twine or woven into floor coverings.

The fiber of the Agave Sisalana used for making cordage and rope. May also refer to the Henequin or Agave Fourcroydes, a plant native to Yucatan, Mexico.

A product of the henequen plant formed into a pad and used as an insulator. Named after the small port of Sisal in Yucatan.

A leaf fibre, which is over a metre in length, is extracted from Agave sisalana Perrine. The fibre is hard, strong and pale cream in colour. The fibres are imbedded in the soft tissue of the long, pointed leaf and can be extracted by scraping away the soft tissue. The fibre is used in the manufacture of string, binder twine and rope which are used to make bags, brushes, floorcovering and matting. It resembles henequen (Agave fourcroydes) which is quite often confused as sisal. Originally grown in South America, Agave sisalana was introduced into West and East Africa in the early 1900s. Sometimes referred to as Bahama hemp.

Originally made of vegetable fibers, the carpet industry has recently captured the look of natural sisal and jute with the gentler, more comfortable synthetic alternatives. Synthetic alternatives are almost worry-free and offer a variety of interesting textures, patterns and prints.

Perennial cactus plant, Agave; survives and can produce a marketable product in infertile arid regions which in many cases would otherwise be unproductive. Shorter fibres of plant are used for padding, mat, paper and panel manufacturing.

A type of woven floor covering originally made of vegetable fibers such as grass and jute. Now synthetic alternatives are available that offer a more comfortable feel as well as interesting textures, patterns and prints.

A natural, durable fiber that's frequently used in rugs.

Sisal or sisal hemp is an agave Agave sisalana that yields a stiff fiber used in making rope. (The term may refer either to the plant or the fiber, depending on context.) It is not really a variety of hemp, but named so because hemp was for centuries a major source for fiber, so other fibers were sometimes named after it. ;

The longest and smoothest of all natural plant fibers; often woven into durable rugs.

Very strong textile fibre made from the aloe plant.

A natural, durable fiber frequently used for floor coverings.

A natural, durable fiber that is frequently used in rugs.

strong fiber from sisal leaves used to create floor coverings