Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Linen, the Fabric

Linen is becoming a very popular fabric for many different purposes in the home, clothes, drapes, bedding, everything. It's biggest issue- wrinkles. you touch it once and you'll have to iron it out! So, here a re some facts about linen to make your choice choosing fabric a little easier:


- One of the oldest fabrics.
- Made from the Flax plant.
-The production of linen fabrics uses five to twenty times less water and energy than the production of cotton or other synthetic fabrics. Linen fabrics are biodegradable and recyclable.
- Linen does not produce static electricity.
- There are many fabrics that look and feel the same as linen, without the wrinkle problem linen tends to have.


                     

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