Do you know the difference between cotton and linen?

In recent years, the trend of clothing development has been towards the element of returning to nature. Cotton and linen fabrics and clothing are also widely popular. But what's the difference between cotton and linen? Let's take a look.

The picture above is cotton and hemp, you can see that the line and the middle of the line is very thin, the workmanship has been almost the same as the ordinary cloth, it looks very dense! uuuuuuuuu

Above it is linen fabric, with a large gap between the fabric line and the line, like the rice bag of N years ago! It looks very airy!
The Difference between Cotton and Flax
1. Flax is the cortical fiber of plants. Its function is similar to human skin. It has natural properties such as protecting body and regulating temperature. Flax clothing can reduce human sweating than other clothing materials. It absorbs water several times faster than satin, rayon and even cotton cloth. It forms capillary phenomenon when it contacts skin, which is the extension of skin. The natural permeability, hygroscopicity, refreshment and dehumidification of flax make it a free breathing textile, which can make the human body room temperature drop by 4-mdash at room temperature; 8 C, which is called & ldquo; natural air conditioning & rdquo;.
2. Cotton and hemp. Cotton and hemp is cotton and hemp blending. It has both hemp and cotton. Hemp, good comfort, good air permeability, affordable, but itchy skin, poor elasticity, easy to fade; cotton, comfortable, soft feel, strong sweat absorption, but poor durability, poor elasticity, fading shrinkage, easy wrinkle. The advantages of cotton are good comfort, soft handle and strong sweat absorption. The disadvantages of cotton fabric are poor durability, poor elasticity, fading and shrinkage, and easy wrinkle. The advantages of hemp are good comfort, good air permeability and durability.
3. Cotton and linen have very fine intervals between the threads. The workmanship is almost the same as that of ordinary cloth and looks very dense. Linen fabrics, the fabric line and the line between the gap is very large, like the kind of rice bags N years ago, looks very ventilated.
Differentiation of Cotton and Flax
Flax: Nowadays, in addition to foreign trade orders, pure flax can be made. Domestic sales orders have mainly cotton and linen, but seldom produce pure flax clothing. The reason is that the production technology of pure flax is relatively high, and the general factory production is not easy. In addition, in recent years, China's domestic talent began to slowly accept flax, demand is not as strong as foreign countries, our people here are mainly face-to-face.
The apparent roughness of pure linen is stronger than that of cotton and linen. It is normal for roving to occur and for some yarns to have color deviation. Because the process of linen production is relatively different from that of cotton and linen, pure linen must be pure impurities. But the sense of wear is better than cotton and linen, and natural things are always the best.
Cotton and hemp: In general, cotton and hemp are the main raw materials for domestic sale, but in order to reduce costs, chemical fibers will be used instead of cotton in many production. Of course, the effect of low-cost things will be relatively poor.
Is flax good or cotton good?
Flax, one of the best fabrics in summer, is breathable, that is, wrinkle, rough feel. The advantages of cotton are easy to keep warm, soft and close to the body, moisture absorption and good air permeability. It's not easy to pill. The disadvantage is that it is easy to shrink and wrinkle, and its appearance is not very straight and beautiful. It must be ironed regularly when it is worn. Cotton and linen means the blending of linen and cotton. The advantages and disadvantages of the two are synthesized.
The linen product series has diversified development. At present, linen products are not confined to linen yarn, cloth, mattress, linen curtain, Linen Table cloth, linen cushion, car cushion, neck pillow, linen shirt, leisure trousers, knitted T-shirt, knitted underwear, leisure scarf, health socks, health insoles, linen leisure shoes, murals, tapestries, etc. have already entered the stage of diversification. Ordinary people's homes. It has already been put into the market, and the supply is in short supply.

Many people know that linen material is good, but in the end what are the benefits of linen material, but few people understand that there are many benefits of wearing linen clothes, linen clothes have a good health effect on the human body, so it has been favored by more and more consumers in the international and domestic markets.
Generally speaking, the advantages of linen clothes are as follows:
1. Linen clothing has disease prevention function
Flax clothes have high strength, good corrosion resistance and are easy to absorb sweat and dissipate moisture, so they are helpful to prevent some skin diseases, such as rash, itching and so on. In addition, compared with cotton fabrics, linen clothes are wet-spun, no dry-spun burr phenomenon, close-fitting wear without itching. Therefore, in hot summer, linen clothing is the ideal choice.
2. Linen clothes have strong moisture absorption and dissipation ability.
In the wet plum rain season, if the indoor wall cloth, table cloth, curtains and bed sheets are replaced by linen, it can effectively reduce indoor humidity. In dry autumn and winter season, if linen is used, the room will not be too dry. The linen fabric has a good effect on keeping the relative constant air humidity.

3. Linen clothes can effectively alleviate the harmful effects of magnetic field on human body.
It has been reported that the staff members in Antarctic expeditions are susceptible to strong magnetic fields, while those who wear linen clothes and use linen tents are in good health and have little impact.
4. Linen clothes are not easy to carry static electricity and dust.
In some hospitals and sanatoriums, linen is used for bedding and surgical clothing.


FiveInhibiting bacteria
Flax has a good effect of inhibiting bacteria and fungi, and can effectively prevent some diseases. According to research by Japanese researchers, linen sheets can prevent bedsores from occurring in bed-ridden patients for a long time, and linen clothing can help prevent and treat certain skin, such as common rashes and chronic eczema.
With the trend of returning to the true and advocating the concept of natural life surging, various linen products, mainly linen, which have always been considered difficult to get into the hall of elegance, have gradually been favored by more and more fashion people.