KNOW YOUR FABRICS

NATURAL LINENS Textiles of the past - for the Future

Think of linen as the fine jewelry of TEXTILES. Like most precious stones and metals, linen sheets are more expensive because they're rarer. For one thing, linen is more difficult and costly to harvest and produce than most other materials. However owning linen is a product that will last and take the real test of time

Linen properties

• Strength. It is the second strongest fabric after the silk. There are different grades and thicknesses of linen fabric available

• absorbency. Linen can absorb up to 20% of its weight in moisture. ...

• Thermoregulation. ...

• Comfort. ...

• Great abrasion resistant. ...

• Antiallergic. ...

• Not electrifying.

• linen is a naturally antibacterial substance, which means that it doesn't provide germs with an ideal breeding environment.

... In addition to its antibacterial trait, linen ranks among the most durable, softest fabrics.

• Damask Linen. Damask linen is more delicate and has been compared to embroidery.

• Plain-Woven Linen. Plain-woven linen is simple, but useful in many of today's household kitchens.

• Loosely-Woven Linen. Loosely-woven linen, or loose weave linen, is most commonly used in reusable diapers.

• Sheeting Linen.

• Bast fibre include flax (from which linen is made), hemp, jute, kenaf, kudzu, linden, milkweed, nettle, okra, paper mulberry, ramie, and roselle hemp. Flax fibers vary in length from about 25 to 150 mm (1 to 6 in) and average 12–16 micrometers in diameter. There are two varieties: shorter tow fibers used for coarser fabrics and longer line fibers used for finer fabrics.

• Belgian Linen is widely regarded as the highest quality linen fabric in the world. Linen fabrics carrying the Belgian linen quality label contain a minimum of 85% European flax fiber and are woven in Belgium. These products have a certificate of origin allowing them to be traced to their source.

• It does not pill and is resistant to stains, meaning they can be washed out at lower temperatures than i.e. cotton. Linen is durable and practical and the more often it is worn and washed, the softer, smoother and more beautiful it becomes with regular laundering and keeping it fresh .