| Linen is made of flax fibre and is highly popular | | | | couple of months (around 100 days), and it is |
| because of its durability. If not the oldest, linen | | | | mostly done in the month of June. The flax plant |
| definitely tops the list as being one of the oldest | | | | is spread in fields containing water to ret. The |
| natural threads. The name of the plant from | | | | natural rotting process dries up the stem, which |
| which linen is made is Linum usitatissimum. Linen | | | | contains all the fibres. Once the stem dries, the |
| fabric absorbs skin perspiration and has low | | | | fibres come out loosely. This rotting process |
| elasticity. | | | | takes about 70 to 90 days. The fibres are then |
| Linen clothing has gained popularity over a period | | | | treated to produce linen yarn while the seeds and |
| of time. Linen fabric can be worn in all types of | | | | bark of the flax plant is used for various others |
| weather, because it is available in a number of | | | | things, making no fraction of the plant to go |
| varieties. But still, it is preferred to be worn in | | | | wasted. |
| humid weather, because it helps in removing | | | | To transform the flax fibres in linen yarn, spinning |
| perspirations and makes you feel fresh. Linen | | | | process is used. The short and long flax fibres are |
| fabric is used for bedding, furnishing fabric, | | | | separated. The long fibres undergo a wet spinning |
| handkerchiefs, wall papers, canvases, tablecloths | | | | process while the short fibres go through a dry |
| and much more. | | | | spinning process. Once all this is done, the linen |
| Made from the cultivated plant, Flax fibre, linen is | | | | fibre is weaved into linen yarn and fabric. Weaving |
| stronger than cotton. The fibre from which linen is | | | | has revolutionized over a period of time and now |
| made runs throughout the length of the stem and | | | | technology has made weaving process very easy |
| is found inside the bark. It is found excessively in | | | | for the industrialists and the weavers. |
| the European countries, which later became the | | | | The last step involves finishing of linen according |
| centre of producing tons of linen. | | | | to the preferences of the customers. Linen can |
| How is Linen made - The Process | | | | be finished by texture treatment, bleaching, |
| The process used to release the fibre threads | | | | coating and dyeing. Although a bit tough, but |
| from the plant is called rotting. It is mostly done in | | | | newer advancement in technology is making the |
| water and rivers. The plant is sown and grown in | | | | finishing process for linen highly efficient and |
| the month of April, a climate that suits the | | | | trouble-free. Latest finishing process involves soft |
| growth of the flax plant more. Flax plant flourishes | | | | wash that makes the linen fabric smooth, soft |
| more in cool and moist weathers. Once the flax | | | | and washable. |
| plant reaches a height of one meter and produces | | | | Linen fabric comes in a variety of colours and |
| bluish flower, the plant is then harvested. | | | | prints. All this is achieved by weaving linen fibres |
| The harvesting process of the plant takes a | | | | using computer aided software and designs. |