Muka is the fibre extracted from the leaf of the harakeke. The black edged varieties of flax are regarded by a lot of weavers as having the best muka, however having a black edge is not the only flax plant with good muka fibre, some orange edged varieties such as arawa and makaweroa are also very good for muka extracting.
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See AllHarakeke (flax) is the most common plant for weaving in New Zealand. It is most found growing in low lying wetland, along river sides or...
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