 Jute, a lignosellulosic bast fiber, is mainly used for packaging materials while banana fibers are underutilized and used for making ropes for domestic purposes. Jute and banana fibers have been blended in different proportions to produce £8 yarn with higher tenacity from bleached fibers than grey fibers. Union fabrics have been produced using cotton yarns as warp and jute, banana blended yarn as weft. This article was authored by S. N. Jotto Adai, N. C. Pan, A. N. Roy, and others.