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Jute is one of the
softer natural flooring made from the stems of the tropical herb Corchorus;
a member of the Linden family closely related to hemp. After harvesting, the stems,
tied in bunches, are soaked in water for two to three weeks and then pounded with
wooden mallets to soften the fibres prior to drying and weaving closely woven
due to the fine stranded nature of this fibre allowing fine texture closely woven
due to the fine stranded nature of this fibre allowing fine texture.
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