Do you know linen

Property of linen

Identifying of linen

Linen is made from flax, the perfect combination of water, earth and sunlight. It is 100% natural fiber, which accounts for 1.5% of the total natural fibers. Linen was the first natural fiber discovered and utilized in early civilization. The first use of linen can be traced back to the year 5000 BC. In ancient Egypt, the fine linen fabric was honored as “Woven Moonlight”. Linen is also recorded in the Bible, known as symbol of brightness, holiness and nobleness. Linen has amazing features like absorbing humidity and heat, low static electricity and low magnetic field, and superior antimicrobial capability. Therefore, it has a beautiful name - "Fiber Queen".


Linen is an environmentally friendly natural product, having very little impact on environment in the process of planting, weaving and processing. Linen fabric is suitable for making home textiles, clothing and home furnishings. Linen fabric is usually used to make elegant linen purses/bags, handkerchiefs, and materials for shirts, crepe, fancy yarn products, sportswear and linen-wool blended products. Household products with linen fabric include: sofa cloth, curtains, tablecloths, napkins, wall cloth, bed linens. Industrial products include: canvas, baggage tent, insulating cloth, filter cloth, etc.

Comfort
Linen fabric is non-adhesive to skin when sweating, and will not cause allergic reactions.
Heat dissipation
linen fabric has superior thermal conductivity, 5 times better than that of wool and 19 times better than silk.
Moisture absorption
linen fabric can absorb up to 20% of its own weight in moisture. .
Strong rigidity
Linen fiber features strong rigidity, which is twice as rigid as cotton, and 3 times as wool.
Anti-electrostatic effect
linen fabric has the lowest electrostatic effect among all kinds of fabric, 7 times lower than cotton
Antibacterial activity
Linen fabric is resistant to fungus and bacteria, it can prevent as much as 65% bacterial activities
Visual observation
linen cloth generally has clear lines in uneven thickness or “slubs”, and randomly with knots.
Touch & Feel
linen cloth feels cool, and shows wrinkles when it is firmly held by hand. You can also feel the weight of linen cloth
Pulling Method
pull single linen yarn apart, and the both ends will be smooth instead of bending
Burning Method
When linen yarn is burnt, only smooth white ash is left without any chemical or pungent smell.