Heckling of hemp plant fibre Finish:Rolled Four years later

Four years later

22nd April 1970

the ships were so strong that the rest of the world

Isleworth is now in the London borough of Hounslow

Heckling of hemp plant fibre Finish:Rolled Four years laterIllustration of the process of heckling hemp to separate the plant fibres. The fibres were subjected to repeated combing by different grades of heckle [comb] to prepare the material for use in rope making or cloth production. The scene shows workmen processing the plant and this is surmounted by a decorative border with hemp plants Cannabis sativa, heckling combs, scutches and other equipment. Plate 5 in the monograph On the cultivation and