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FLAX FIBRE [1 record]

Record 1 2002-10-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Bast Fibres (Textiles)
DEF

The flax plant is cultivated ... for its fibre, from which linen yarn and fabric are made ... Flax fibre is soft and silky ... .

CONT

When flax fiber is processed, it is divided into two grades: Line flax, combed clean of any straw, which is used for linen cloth. Flax tow ... Raw flax fiber is very long, strong and interesting. Must be cooked in a caustic solution to remove the non-archival impurities. ... European flax fiber that has been cooked and partially prepared in a Hollander beater.

Key term(s)
  • flax

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Fibres textiles libériennes
CONT

Fibre naturelle végétale provenant de la tige d'une plante annuelle à végétation rapide, et ayant une grande solidité [...]. Chimiquement le lin est constitué d'environ 80 % de cellulose [...]. Les tissus de lin sont frais [...].

CONT

La couleur dominante des fibres de lin est le jaune, avec une clarté et une saturation différentes selon le mode d'obtention.

CONT

Les fibres de lin sont utilisées pour faire des fils très solides, des fils très fins pour la fabrication des dentelles, des fils à tricoter, des tissus.

Key term(s)
  • lin

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Industrias textiles
  • Fibras bastas
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