Shi ne ainihin aikace-aikacen farko na geotextile.Geotextile yana kwance a ƙarƙashin murfin riprap daban-daban, kamar dutsen, gabions, da sauransu. Yana ba da damar magudanar ruwa kyauta yayin riƙe tara tara ta haka zai hana gangara da sauran zaizayar ƙasa.