Talk:Sack cloth

No. The religious section, which should be greatly expanded, makes it a separate article. Please do not delete or merge. A simple link to Burlap will suffice. The Editrix 14:35, 13 June 2006 (UTC)

Yes. The religious "section" is only one sentence. It seems like an afterthought. It can stand that way just as easily if the "burlap" and "sack cloth" are merged. caeruleancentaur 0840 EDT, 17 June 2006.

No. If expanded, this could be a good article. Adam Wang 00:10, 2 October 2006 (UTC)

Clarification about Jute, Burlap/Hessian, and Sackcloth
Jute is the most dominating bast fiber in the world. Therefore, most burlap/hessian/gunny & sackcloth can be found to be made of Jute. But, burlap & sackcloth can be made of other bast fibers also, like Hemp, Kenaf, flax etc.

Sackcloth is the material to make sackings or the cloth derived from sacks. Burlap/hessian/gunny (Fabric of Jute or Bast Fiber) is made for other purposes also. e.g. Shadecloth or Canvas/Tarpaulin, Nursery Blind, Trims (Webbing), etc. Therefore, Sackcloth is a type of Burlap and all sackcloths are burlap, but all burlap are not sackcloth.

- Asif Anwar