linen

• Linen is made up of Cellosic chains of molecules
• Linen is extracted from the stem of flax plants
• Linen can absorb 20% of water vapour withought feeling wet
• Because of linens structure it has absorbent qualties
• It conducts heat awy from the body menaing it's breathable due to absorbency
• Linen has a smooth surface which prevents air from being trapped
• Linen is a poor insultaor due to it's smooth surface which prevnts air from being trapped
• Due it's poor insulating qualties linen is ideal for summer clothing
• It's non-static menaing it contains moisture
• Linen is stiffer more harder than cotton
• It's a strong fabric due to the lengths of the fibre
• It's non-elastic menaing it creses badly
• Fabric is durable and hardwearing
• Linen is biodegradble
• Damge can happen from mildew or perspration
• Highly flammble
• Shrinks easily
• If linen blends with cotton or modal it results in teflon/silcon coating (making it stain resistant)
• If linen mixes with nylon/elastne, cotton/acrylic, tencel, silk, polyester it results in a crese restiant/synthetic resin
• You can test linen by burning which should result in a quick burn, with a bright after glow, a smell of burnt paper and a pale grey/ash power residue
• Linen is washble it can be boiled and blecahed
• Linen dries quickly
• Iron when damp for the best results
• Can be tumble dried