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How is Linen Made?

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  Linen is a natural material derived from the fragile fibres of flax plants. Linen is a natural fibre, like cotton; nonetheless, flax plants don't require a lot of water to grow, making linen and 100% linen bedding a more endurable option. In addition, linen is a strong and long-lasting fabric. Hence it’s in vogue in the homeware space.   How is Linen Made? From flaxseed to your bedsheets. As opposed to cotton, flax is made from fibres emanating from flax stems rather than the cotton bolls that thrive around cotton kernels in the case of cotton. The output of flax into fabric needs a little additional time investment. First, flax seeds grow for about 100 days. Then the crop is harvested (usually by machine but by hand is furthermore possible).  Next, the flax goes through a machine for fibre divergence that withdraws seeds and leaves. After that, the flax stalks necessity to be broken up to split the unusable outer flax stalk from the inner stalk, which will be used to de