Linen is made from a plant in the lineum family called flax. You take the stalks that hold the fibre and work so it becomes linen with help from many different chemicals. The last part is when you pack the linen up. The best way is to pack it with water which gives you the best yarn.
Linen has been used since 7,000 years ago. It was in the Ancient Egypt that this was used. The flax plant was one of the major plants that they planted. While today, China is the biggest producer of linen.
Linen is commonly used in kitchens and bedrooms, in for example cloth, canvases, sails, tents, and paper. Linen is also used for decorations. Linen is also a very strong fabric; it was used for shields and gambesons during the medieval time.
Have a degree of about 50 degrees when you machine wash linen, you should also be aware of that if you have washing powder, this will bleach the linen. Be sure not to have other clothes in the washing machine at the same time as you wash the linen, this will make the linen look ugly. When you iron it the linen must still be damp and the iron on a high temperature.
The advantages with linen are: It is very strong, it is nice to touch and it is beautiful. The disadvantages are: It is easily creased and hard to iron.
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