 An attempt has been made to extract and soften Indian pineapple leaf fiber, PALF, from the pineapple leaves by decortication and subsequent water retting, resulting in better physical mechanical and surface appearance properties than decorticated fiber. Fine yarn was spun and the property performance was found suitable for making eco-sustainable novelty fabric. The developed fabric shows very good physical and mechanical properties, desired for apparels, indicating that Indian PALF may be successfully used to make eco-niche apparel quality fabric as well as novelty textiles. This article was authored by Siko Jose, Robin Das, Isar Mustafa, and others.