Water Hyacinth is an aquatic as they infest still water bodies like lakes & ponds, using upo the oxygen for aquatic life-forms and hence choking them. To counter this problem, numerous villagers and artisans in Assam have come together to make this into a source of income by weaving it into a natural fiber and further weaving it into various utility water hyacinth products. The stalks go through a series of chemical and mechanical treatment to achieve the crimp property of wool for better processing, hence reducing the plant’s natural adhesive content and softening the fibers to make them fine and fit for knitting and weaving into different handcrafted products.

Water Hyacinth is an aquatic as they infest still water bodies like lakes & ponds, using upo the oxygen for aquatic life-forms and hence choking them. To counter this problem, numerous villagers and artisans in Assam have come together to make this into a source of income by weaving it into a natural fiber and further weaving it into various utility water hyacinth products. The stalks go through a series of chemical and mechanical treatment to achieve the crimp property of wool for better processing, hence reducing the plant’s natural adhesive content and softening the fibers to make them fine and fit for knitting and weaving into different handcrafted products.