| Linen fabric is made from the fibers found in the flax plant. It is woven into fabrics ranging from heavy canvas to sheer handkerchief linen. Linen exceeds cotton in coolness, luster, strength and length of fiber. It is cool and comfortable to wear and Gray Line offers a fine selection to look through ranging from lightweight, medium weight and heavy weight linen and blends. They also offer printed linen and blends and various white linens.
LINEN, elegant, beautiful, durable, the refined luxury fabric. Linen is the
strongest of the vegetable fibers and has 2 to 3 times the strength of cotton.
Linen table cloths and napkins have been handed down generation to generation.
Not only is the linen fiber strong, it is smooth, making the finished fabric
lint free. Fine china, silver and candles are enhanced by the luster of linen
which only gets softer and finer the more it is washed.
Linen is from flax, a bast fiber taken from the stalk of the plant. The luster
is from the natural wax content. Creamy white to light tan, this fiber can be
easily dyed and the color does not fade when washed. Linen does wrinkle easily
but also presses easily. Linen, like cotton, can also be boiled without damaging
the fiber.
Highly absorbent and a good conductor of heat, this fabric is cool in garments.
However, constant creasing in the same place in sharp folds will tend to break
the linen threads. This wear can show up in collars, hems, and any area that is
iron creased during the laundering. Linen has poor elasticity and does not
spring back readily.
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