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FLAX FIBER / PROPERTIES OF FLAX FIBER/ USES OF FLA X FIBER / APPLICATION OF FLAX FIBER

FLAX FIBER / PROPERTIES OF FLAX FIBER/ USES OF FLA X FIBER / APPLICATION OF  FLAX FIBER Flax Fiber Flax  is called natural fiber and it's collected from the stalk of a plant (Linum usitatissimum - A literal translation is “linen most useful.” ) which is from 80 to 120 cm high. it has few branches and small flowers of a color that varies from white to intense blue. Flax is thought to have originated in the Mediterranean region of Europe; the Swiss Lake Dweller People of the Stone Age apparently produced flax utilizing fiber as well as the seed. after the invention of the cotton gin in 1793, flax production began to decline. T he major fiber flax producing countries are the  Soviet Union, Poland, and France are  Properties of Flax Fiber   Very resistant, above all, if wet is  often  washed  repeatedly   without alteration, rather it becomes softer, something  vital  for articles of clothing and for daily use which requires frequent washing such as shirts. linen clothes do not def