Raffia Greige

Raffia palm

Raffia palms are members of the genus Raphia. The Malagasy name rafia is derived from fia "to squeeze juice". The genus contains about twenty species of palms native to tropical regions of Africa, and especially Madagascar, with one species also occurring in Central and South America. R. taedigera is the source of raffia fibers, which are the veins of the leaves, and this species produces a fruit called "brazilia pods", "uxi nuts" or "uxi pods".

Greige goods

Greige goods are loom state woven fabrics, or unprocessed knitted fabrics. Greige goods undergo many subsequent processes, for instance, dyeing, printing, bleaching, and finishing, prior to further converting to finished goods such as clothing, or other textile products. "Grey fabrics" is another term to refer to unfinished woven or knitted fabrics.

raffia

Noun

1. A fibrous material used for tying plants, originating from the leaves of raffia palm trees (genus Raphia).

greige

Adjective

1. Of clothing, textiles, etc.: neither bleached nor dyed, nor otherwise fully processed; unfinished.
2. Of a colour like that of unbleached or undyed fabric, between grey and beige.

Noun

1. A colour like that of unbleached or undyed fabric between grey and beige, closely akin to taupe.
2. Clothing, textiles, etc., which have neither been bleached nor dyed, nor otherwise fully processed; greige goods.