Umqhaphu: Ligama eliqhelekileyo lazo zonke iintlobo zomqhaphu. Isetyenziswa kakhulu ukwenza iimpahla zefashoni, impahla yokunxiba, impahla yangaphantsi, neehempe. Ubuhle bayo kukuba ikhaphukhaphu kwaye ishushu, ithambile kwaye isondele{2}}ifanelekile, kwaye inokufunxeka okugqwesileyo kokufuma kunye nokuphefumla. Ukungalungi kwayo kukuba iyancipha kwaye ishwabene ngokulula, kwaye ukubonakala kwayo akubonakali kakhulu kwaye intle, idinga i-ayina rhoqo.
Ilinen: Ilaphu elenziwe ngeentsinga ezahlukeneyo zebast ezifana nehemp, iflakisi, ramie, jute, sisal, kunye neabaca. Ngokuqhelekileyo isetyenziselwa ukwenza iimpahla eziqhelekileyo, iimpahla zokusebenza, kwaye zihlala zisetyenziselwa ukwenza iimpahla zasehlotyeni eziqhelekileyo. Iingenelo zayo kukuba inamandla aphezulu kakhulu, ukufunxa okugqwesileyo kokufuma, ukuqhuba ubushushu, kunye nokuphefumla. Ukungalungi kwayo kukuba ayikhululekile kakhulu ukunxiba, kwaye ukubonakala kwayo kunqabile kwaye kuqinile.
Isilika: Ligama eliqhelekileyo lamalaphu esilika ahlukahlukeneyo alukwe ngesilika yombungu wesilika. Njengomqhaphu, iza kwiindidi ezininzi, nganye ineempawu zayo. Ingasetyenziselwa ukwenza iingubo ezahlukeneyo, kwaye ifaneleke ngokukodwa ukwenza iimpahla zabasetyhini. Iingenelo zayo kukukhaphukhaphu, ukulingana kakuhle, ukuthamba, ukuguda, ukuphefumla, imibala eqaqambileyo, ukukhazimla okukhazimlayo, ubuhle kunye nokuthuthuzela. Ukungalungi kwayo kukuba ishwabana ngokulula, ibambelela emzimbeni, ayihlali ixesha elide, kwaye iyaphela ngokukhawuleza.
Ilaphu loboya, elikwabizwa ngokuba yiwulu, ligama eliqhelekileyo lamalaphu alukwe kwiindidi ezahlukeneyo zoboya kunye nekheshmere. Idla ngokusetyenziselwa ukwenza iimpahla ezisesikweni,{1}}eziphezulu ezifana neelokhwe, iisuti, kunye needyasi. Iingenelo zayo kukuxhathisa imibimbi, ukuqina, ukuziva okuthambileyo, ubuhle kunye nokuthungwa okucocekileyo, ukuqina, kunye nobushushu obunamandla. Eyona nto ingathandekiyo kukuba kunzima ukuyihlamba kwaye ayifanelekanga kakhulu ukwenza iimpahla zasehlotyeni.
Ufele lilaphu lofele lwesilwanyana elisukiweyo. Isetyenziswa kakhulu ukwenza ifashoni kunye nempahla yasebusika. Inokwahlulwa ibe ziindidi ezimbini: enye yeyofele, oluluthwathwa oluye lwasuswa iinwele; enye buboya, obuphathwa ngesikhumba ngeenwele ezisadityanisiweyo. Iingenelo zayo kukukhaphukhaphu, ukufudumala kunye nenkangeleko etofotofo. Ukungalungi kwayo kukuba kuyabiza kwaye kufuna imigangatho ephezulu yokugcina kunye nokunyamekela, ngoko ke ayifanelekanga ukusetyenziswa ngokubanzi.
