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Tampico Fiber processing step by step
Making Tampico Fiber is an art unique to Mexico and and has been passed on for centuries from generation to generation.
![Desert of Northern Mexico](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d1283c_4b818c2cfe6a4cadabd451659a7934dc~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_110,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/d1283c_4b818c2cfe6a4cadabd451659a7934dc~mv2.jpg)
Desert of Northern Mexico
![The Agave Lechugilla](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d1283c_7a2b7346c8614410b96f5a80e992caf5~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_110,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/d1283c_7a2b7346c8614410b96f5a80e992caf5~mv2.jpg)
The Agave Lechugilla
![Leaves of the Lechugilla Plant](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d1283c_52ba3ac1ae414ecea1e2d5246a68e1fc~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_144,h_108,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/d1283c_52ba3ac1ae414ecea1e2d5246a68e1fc~mv2.jpg)
Leaves of the Lechugilla Plant
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![The fiber threads are gained](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d1283c_27edb0f1a93a4f64819c4bf47c69a5ba~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_132,h_99,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/d1283c_27edb0f1a93a4f64819c4bf47c69a5ba~mv2.jpg)
The fiber threads are gained
![Raw fiber left to dry](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d1283c_3e958d0be673429587de59259a044872~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_132,h_99,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/d1283c_3e958d0be673429587de59259a044872~mv2.jpg)
Raw fiber left to dry
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![Combing fiber by hand](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d1283c_3ac8d9befd774c74ad0307cfeba1bf4f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_130,h_97,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/d1283c_3ac8d9befd774c74ad0307cfeba1bf4f~mv2.jpg)
Combing fiber by hand
![Combing table](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d1283c_08bffcdbd36149a4a6022556f1da3616~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_110,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/d1283c_08bffcdbd36149a4a6022556f1da3616~mv2.jpg)
Combing table
Raw fiber bundles ready to be processed
Scrapping off the flesh from the leaves
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