What does one (1) lb of jute look like?
How much is in one pound of jute thread?
We get asked this question alot. People have a tough time determining how many pounds of jute they need. In general, 7 lbs will build you a full ghillie suit and 5 lbs will build you a 1/2 ghillie poncho.
But everyone wants pictures, so here are pictures of one pound of jute. The strands are about 24″ in length and the bundles are about 3″ in diameter. Below are 1 lb bundles of olive green jute and natural tan.
The olive green bundle looks larger because it was spread out so you can get an idea of the density within a pound of jute.
Here is a close up of the ends.
5 Responses to “What does one (1) lb of jute look like?”
Cool pics. any chance of showing what the synthetic jute bundles look like?
By wisconsin bow hunter on Sep 1, 2008
haha
By Student on Jan 5, 2009
Thanks
By Nottirb on Nov 23, 2009
will five pounds of jute be enough to make a snipers ghillie for a person that is five six
By ksdjbv on Jun 25, 2010
It does not really matter how tall you are but how you spread the jute out. Within reason of course like you will probably want at least 2lbs. Hope this helps
By Steve on Oct 4, 2010