He kūpono ia no ka hoʻoponopono mua ʻana a me ka hoʻopau ʻana i ka pulupulu flax, hulu hipa, nā lauoho i hana ʻia e ke kanaka, terylene a me ka hui ʻana i ka ʻili wili.Ke hoʻopiha ʻia ke ʻano Y me nā wili, hiki iā ia ke hoʻopau i nā kaʻina hana o ke kala ʻana, e like me ka pehu, hoʻomaʻemaʻe, bleaching, dyeing a me ka pliability etc.
ʻO ka lōʻihi ma waena o kekahi a me kekahi ʻaoʻao ʻē aʻe mai 426 a 855 millimeters, no laila kūpono ia no ke kala ʻana i nā ʻuala hank like ʻole.