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2. Belgian Linen - Wikipedia

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   Two weaving shuttles are illustrated at the bottom of the shield. The crown indicated the type of fabric (half linen or flax linen) and in the middle, the composition was mentioned (flax cotton or pure linen). New Logo 1970-1995 From the 1970s, the Flax Office chose a new logo as promotional material.

3. Linen - Wikipedia

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   A linen handkerchief with drawn thread work around the edges Linen cloth recovered from Qumran Cave 1 near the Dead Sea Flax stem, fiber, yarn and woven and knitted linen textiles. Linen (/ ˈ l ɪ n ə n /) is a textile made from the fibers of the flax plant. Linen is very strong and absorbent and dries faster than cotton. Because of these ...

4. Thomas Ferguson & Co Ltd - Wikipedia

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   Thomas Ferguson Irish Linen is the last remaining of the old established Irish linen Jacquard weavers in Ireland. Situated in Banbridge , Northern Ireland it has been weaving since 1854. The Company, bears the name of its founder, Thomas Ferguson (1820–1900), who was born at Clare, near the village of Waringstown in County Down .

5. Irish linen - Wikipedia

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   Irish linen (Irish: Línéadach Éireannach [1]) is the name given to linen produced in Ireland (including both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland). Linen is cloth woven from, or yarn spun from, flax fibre , which was grown in Ireland for many years before advanced agricultural methods and more suitable climate led to the ...

6. Cellulose fiber - Wikipedia

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   Linen fibers look like the strong fibrous strands of the flax plant. All "natural" fibers go through a process where they are separated from the parts of the plant that are not used for the end product, usually through harvesting, separating from chaff, scouring, etc. The presence of linear chains of thousands of glucose units linked together ...

7. Textile - Wikipedia

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   Different types of rayon can imitate feel and texture of silk, cotton, wool, or linen. Fibers from the stalks of plants, such as hemp, flax, and nettles, are also known as 'bast' fibers. Hemp fiber is yellowish-brown fiber made from the hemp plant. The fiber characteristics are coarser, harsher, [clarification needed] strong and lightweight ...