 Through water wetting, Kidia calicina fibres were screened out from various plant sources and their extraction time was optimised. The extracted fibres were compared with cotton, flax and jute on physical and mechanical properties, revealing that Kidia calicina produces better quality bast fibres than jute and flax. Additionally, the morphology of the extracted fibres was studied through SEM. This article was offered by Tiber Fatma and Shanas Jahang.