Linen is one of the most demanded and expensive natural fabrics, and this goes without saying because of a variety of its good qualities and properties.
Linen is an extremely durable, long-lasting, natural fabric. It is particularly beneficial for our skin, allowing it to breathe, it gives a feeling of coolness during the summer, and warms our body during the cold season. Linen does not cause allergic reactions, extremely strong fabric properties maintain durability of the fabric, and absorb moisture very well. Linen fabric is stronger and more resistant to wear than cotton, with no harmful effects on nature and ecology. Hence, the experience of more than one hundred years of people only confirms the fact that linen is really worth choosing. Clothes made of linen will be comfortable, will not cause allergies, will absorb moisture and allow the skin to breathe. Wearing natural fibre is really cosy and comfortable. Nature itself gives us what we can get the best.
It is a long and complicated process before linen appears on the table. In Lithuania, flax is a traditional plant grown even 4000 years ago. The soil should be prepared so that flax would germinate evenly and quickly. The soil must be ploughed by mid-October. Ploughing quality is very important for flax. When preparing the soil for sowing, it is necessary to follow the principle that it is necessary to cultivate it and sow flax in one day. In such a way, the soil will not get too dry, the flax will germinate quickly and evenly. Strong seedlings grow only from well-prepared, uniformly sized seeds. Before sowing flax, the seeds are cleaned and, if necessary, dried. Flax is sown in the spring, its cultivation requires a lot of care, it requires both dry and moist air depending on the stage of growth of the plant. All flax is harvested manually in September. This is followed by other processes: flax straws are processed in a primary flax processing plant and a flax fibre is obtained, which is passed on to a further processor, i.e. to a flax comber. The flax fibre is then spun, woven, bleached and dyed.