The fibre may be used as a substitute for jute in making burlap.

Its fibres were used for basket making by the local Cadigal people of Sydney.

The higher-grade fibre after treatment is converted into yarns and used by the carpet industry.

Since colonial times the fibre from Phormium tenax has been used for papermaking.

These separated fibres are used to make ropes and sacks.

The fibre of the leaves can be used as string for dillybags.

A fibre obtained from the leaves is used for making paper.

The fibres can then be used to produce linen and other products, such as paper for banknotes, rope, etc.

If two fibres are used in the same sleeve, the price comes to 20-25p a metre.

Recycled fibres are sometimes used to replace the unbleached chemical pulp.