Abstract: Take the edible lotus leaf and stalk as raw material, lotus fiber was produced by degumming methods such as river retting and sodium hydroxide boiling. The components and properties of the fiber, such as moisture regain, density, linear density, strength and break elongation, were tested. Infrared spectroscopy (IR), X-ray diffractometer (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM) were use to characterize the components and structure of lotus fiber. The results show that the components of obtained lotus fiber are similar to those of jute, and belong to natural cellulose fiber. The optimized sodium hydroxide boiling technology for the fiber: NaOH concentration is 10 g/L, boiling at 100℃ for 3 hours. The produced lotus fiber, with diameter 317μm, linear density 55.8dtex, strength 1.76cN/dtex, strength variation coefficient 40.2% and break elongation 7.84%, is spinnability. However, the fiber’s linear density and strength should be improved further.