cord

A material made by twisting together twisted strands of vegetable fibres to provide a material of a thickness suitable for either a sewing support or endband core, the former often being referred to as sewing cords. Cord is typically made from a variety of bast fibres the most common of which on early bindings will be jute, flax (linen) and hemp.

Hyssing laget av tvunnede vegetatabilske fibre som oftest fra jute, lin eller hamp, til en tråd av en viss tykkelse som egner seg til heftbind og som kjerne i kapitélbånd.