{"id":2004,"date":"2012-05-21T17:49:52","date_gmt":"2012-05-21T21:49:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hickoryfurniture.blogs.eprevue.net\/index.php\/linen-fabrics\/"},"modified":"2012-05-21T17:49:52","modified_gmt":"2012-05-21T21:49:52","slug":"linen-fabrics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hickoryfurniture.com\/blog\/linen-fabrics\/","title":{"rendered":"Linen Fabrics"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post-meta\">Last Updated Monday, May 21, 2012<\/div> <p>Linen is a textile made from the fibers of the flax plant.\u00a0 Flax is one of the oldest agricultural plants in the world.\u00a0 In fact, the weaving of flax is older than any written records.\u00a0 Many Egyptian mummies were wrapped in linen because it was seen as a symbol of light and purity and used as a measurement of wealth.\u00a0 When King Tutankhamen\u2019s tomb was opened they discovered he had curtains made of linen hanging inside that were found still intact all those years later.\u00a0 This definitely says a lot about the durability and the history of such a timeless fabric.<\/p>\n<p>Today, flax is grown in many parts of the world, but top quality flax is primarily grown in Western Europe.\u00a0 Many believe that Belgium grows the finest quality flax which produces the finest linen in the world, with Scottish and Irish linen not far behind.\u00a0 In recent years, many bulk linen production plants have even moved to Eastern Europe and China.<\/p>\n<p>Linen is a very versatile <a href=\"\/products\/fabrics\/\">fabric<\/a>.\u00a0 Its strength and breathability has been used as both a utility and a luxury fabric in the home.\u00a0 Because the flax plant has a natural vegetable coating, it creates a subtle sheen and luster when woven.\u00a0 The plant\u2019s fiber is strong, soft and light.\u00a0 It is naturally off-white in color, but linen absorbs dyes well and retains any color.\u00a0 Linen typically has a crisp and textural feel but can range from still and rough to soft and smooth.\u00a0 The natural fibers of the flax make the woven textile slightly bumpy with a smooth finish. By using a better quality of linen, the result will be a smoother surface.\u00a0 In some cases, you will find knots or slubs running across the fabric, which is a characteristic of a lesser quality linen.\u00a0 The finest linens have a very consistent diameter and will not have any slubs.\u00a0 Linen has that subtle elegance that helps to create a clean tailored look for many of today\u2019s modern interiors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last Updated Monday, May 21, 2012 Linen is a textile made from the fibers of the flax plant.\u00a0 Flax is one of the oldest agricultural plants in the world.\u00a0 In fact, the weaving of flax is older than any written records.\u00a0 Many Egyptian mummies were wrapped in linen because it was seen as a symbol [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":303,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,131],"tags":[],"yst_prominent_words":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hickoryfurniture.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2004"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hickoryfurniture.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hickoryfurniture.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hickoryfurniture.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/303"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hickoryfurniture.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2004"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.hickoryfurniture.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2004\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hickoryfurniture.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2004"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hickoryfurniture.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2004"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hickoryfurniture.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2004"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hickoryfurniture.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=2004"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}