{"title":"Jungle Vine® Cord \u0026 Jungle Vine® Fabric","description":"You can buy samples of Jungle Vine® cord \u0026amp; Jungle Vine® fabric.  A novel gift, something to stimulate and challenge a creative seamstress or a strong organic twine to use in your garden are some of the reasons to use your money to benefit the environment, help reduce poverty and to preserve the ancient Khmu craft of creating Earth’s Greenest Bag™.  If you want to use the perfect fabric for natural skin exfoliation, have the time and desire to make a strong durable fishing net or want your newborn's umbilical cord to be tied with an organic string you will emulate traditional Khmu uses of Jungle Vine®.","products":[{"product_id":"junglevine-cord","title":"Jungle Vine® Cord","description":"A spool of Jungle Vine® cord is a great way to experiment with this strong thread made from a wild-growing kudzu vine.  Try it to knit or crochet.  Study images of how the Khmu make the Jungle Vine® fabric used in crafting a Nature Bag and see whether you can learn their technique.  The Khmu also use Jungle Vine® cord to tie the umbilical cords of babies.   But please consult with your health care provider before adding it to your home-birthing plans.  Wherever you have an application requiring strong, mold-resistant, vegan, organic string that has virtually no carbon footprint because its fiber is hand gathered wild-growing kudzu, consider Jungle Vine® cord.  We've used it as dental floss.  Or use it as a novelty.  Amaze your friends by showing them scenes from our videos where the Khmu women open the kudzu stem, extract the fiber that's inside and, after drying it briefly in the air, use their hands and legs to transform the thin ribbon into Jungle Vine® cord.  Then give a sample as a souvenir.  Jungle Vine® cord is sold wrapped on a peg that has been whittled by hand from a Laotian twig or in a ball.  Most spools are shipped directly from Laos, so allow 45 days for delivery.  There's approximately 15 meters (600 inches) of cord on a spool.  Contact us for pricing of larger quantities.","brand":"NatureBag","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":1071436548,"sku":"015","price":9.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/4273\/products\/Jungle_Vine_Cord.jpg?v=1419279236"},{"product_id":"junglevine-fabric","title":"Jungle Vine® Fabric","description":"\u003cp\u003eHere's your opportunity to get remnants of the fabric that's used in crafting a Nature Bag.  Use JungleVine™ fabric as an organic skin conditioning cloth, for experimentation, as a novelty gift or for inclusion into a quilt or other cloth item. \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eFor generations, the same \u003cspan\u003eJungleVine™ \u003c\/span\u003e fabric used to craft \u003cspan\u003eEarth’s Greenest Bag™ has been used in Japan as a natural skin conditioning cloth. Said to open the pores \u0026amp; smooth wrinkles, bumps \u0026amp; other imperfections, simply rub the fabric over your skin.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOr u\u003c\/span\u003ese your creativity to innovate something unique.  The only guidance we can give you regarding its use is that it is elastic \u0026amp; can stretch in at least one direction, is very strong and lightweight, resists stains \u0026amp; dirt and maintains its strength even after extensive and repeated exposure to dampness.  Watch our videos \"How to Make a Nature Bag\" and \"NatureBag 2010\" to stimulate your creativity and learn more about its characteristics.  \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eEach package of JungleVine™fabric contains at least an 7 grams (1\/4 ounce) of fabric with no dimension of  any remnant less than 10cm (4 inches).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"NatureBag","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":1071488896,"sku":"090","price":1.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/4273\/products\/Jungle_Vine_Fabric.jpg?v=1419279995"}],"url":"https:\/\/nature-bag.myshopify.com\/collections\/junglevine-cord-materials\/kudzu-string.oembed","provider":"Nature Bag","version":"1.0","type":"link"}