Heckling of hemp plant fibre Finish:Rolled the ships were so strong

the ships were so strong that the rest of the world

Shrove Tuesday: Hotelier Philip Artingstall breaking his own world Record with 266 Pacake Flips in 2 minutes

22nd April 1970

The image at the top of the sheet shows the hotel

Heckling of hemp plant fibre Finish:Rolled the ships were so strongIllustration 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