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'''Properties of Linen Fabric'''
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Linen is a cellulose natural fiber produced in fields of flax plants. Linen is also widely used around the globe for multiple purposes and is very popular in the textile industry since it is very comfortable to wear and light weight. Linen is also costlier than cotton because it is more stylish and is appealing to the fashion industry.
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'''Major attributes of Linen'''
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Linen is found to possess the following physical and chemical properties:
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• Raw linen is yellowish grey in color and weighs less than cotton.
• Linen has great strength capacity and is stronger than cotton fibers.
• Linen also has great elasticity and does break until stretched to great lengths or exposed to a very high pull force.
• Linen can withstand high temperature or heat, much more than cotton, and that makes it more attractive than cotton.
• Because linen can withstand high temperature, it is not affected much by direct exposure to sunlight as cotton is.
• Linen fabric does not leave any rashes on the body and is very silky and soft to touch.
• Linen does not allow dirt to pass through and acts as dirt repellant.
• It also reflects back the gamma radiations and other microorganisms such as bacteria, fungus.
• It is also a good absorbent and can readily absorb water without giving a feeling of wetness.
• It keeps the temperature of the body cold in summers while it prevents the body heat from escaping in the winters.


Linen is an excellent conductor of electricity while at the same time does accumulate electric charges. It also has a medicinal value of its own and is known to cure allergies and other rashes and marks. This easy to wash or dry cleaned fabric is more long lasting than [http://selbysoftfurnishings.co.uk/cotton-linen-fabrics cotton fabric uk] and these above mentioned merits make it a very attractive fabric for cloth manufacturers in the world.
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