Hessian fabric
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Hessian /ˈhɛsi.ən/, or burlap in America and Canada, is a woven fabric usually made from skin of the jute plant or sisal fibres, which may be combined with other vegetable fibres to make rope, nets, and similar products. Gunny cloth is similar in texture and construction.