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The following article was published in our article directory on December 25, 2009.
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What Is Linen And How Is It Created?

Article Category: Business

Linen usually refers to a fine woven cloth made from a plant identified as flax. Usually, several other sorts of cloths though made from cotton or other materials are also togther called as linens, have their particular names to distinguish between them and pure linen. Linen has the eminence of being remarkably cool in hot weather, which is why this basics is chosen for use by several women all over the world.

Linen textile is not a creation of the contemporary world, remains of numerous such cloths made from linseed and straw have been found in Egypt, which date back to at least 10,000 years. Due to the value of the cloth, it was often used as currency for trade and in barter system as a normal product. Its value to the Egyptians was such that it was used to wrap mummies to show importance of the dead and limpidness of the soul.

The production of linen is a difficult task, which could quite well be the idea for its high cost. In contemporary times, it is only formed in small quantities due to its high cost and lengthy production process. It is generally formed in two different qualities one is with shorter tow fibres, which makes it coarser where as the other sort is created with longer and finer fibres producing a fine fabric.

The cloth is generally 2 to 3 times stronger than usual cotton but regular creasing and ironing damages the fibre largely. One other property of linen is that it gets softer and smoother with every wash, which is why many people use it for summer clothes. Another purpose why it is used for preparing clothes in the summer season is its excellence to attract perspiration rapidly and dry out fast as well, thus giving a feeling of coolness.

As the class of the cloth is dependent on the length of fibres, harvesting of the crop has a vital role in making the quality of the final fabric. For producing finer fabrics, the crop is hand harvested and the entire plant is pulled from the root or is cut very close to the root to get the longest possible fibre for making the cloth.

After harvesting, the seeds are removed from the plant, which is done by using a special profess called rippling. After removing the seeds, a process called retting uses bacteria to decoy the pectin, which binds the fibres together and thus the fibres are loosened. Natural methods are generally used for the sake of defending the environment, but they are time consuming and laborious. The process of retting takes place in tanks, pools or directly in the fields.

The woody portion of the stalks is removed by crushing them through metal rollers. This process is called "Scutching". After this course, the fibres are separated from the stalks, tow, and linseed, to leave behind only the soft fibres.

After this process, the fibres are then spun into yarn, which is then knitted to produce linen cloth. This cloth can then be bleached and dyed. Unique printing dyes are used to make textures and other prints on the fabric.

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