. Study of fabrics. utions and dilute acidshave no injurious effects, but alkaline solutionsrapidly disintegrate the fiber and finally dis-solve it completely. CHAPTER VLINEN It is difficult to tell just when or where linenwas first used, but most historians agree thatEgypt probably first discovered the value ofthe flax plant as a source of linen. The earliestpicture writings show that the linen industrywas well developed. Genesis 41: 42 tells us thatPharaoh arrayed Joseph in vestures of finelinen, and there are other references to flax inEgypt. This was about 1715 B. C. The refer-ence to fine
. Study of fabrics. utions and dilute acidshave no injurious effects, but alkaline solutionsrapidly disintegrate the fiber and finally dis-solve it completely. CHAPTER VLINEN It is difficult to tell just when or where linenwas first used, but most historians agree thatEgypt probably first discovered the value ofthe flax plant as a source of linen. The earliestpicture writings show that the linen industrywas well developed. Genesis 41: 42 tells us thatPharaoh arrayed Joseph in vestures of finelinen, and there are other references to flax inEgypt. This was about 1715 B. C. The refer-ence to fine linen would indicate that the in-dustry had reached a high state of cloths 4,000 years old show linen ofquite a fine quality. From Egypt linen culture spread to Babylon,to Greece, and to Rome. Great encouragementwas given to it in Italy, and guilds were laterformed to regulate and protect the linen over Europe during the Middle Ages, anduntil the invention of power spinning, linen was 90. Flax in Different Stages of its Preparation foeWeaving 01 92 THE STUDY OF FABRICS used almost entirely where today cotton is the industrial revolution, cotton has re-placed linen for many purposes. It can neverreplace linen for table service and many otherpurposes, because it lacks luster, smoothness,and the excellent laundering qualities. Ireland, Belgium, Holland, Germany, Rus-sia, France, parts of the United States, andCanada are raising large quantities of flax atthe present time. Russia produces more thanhalf of the worlds supply, but Ireland and Bel-gium rank first in quality. Flax culture must be divided into twobranches: culture for fiber, and culture for the United States flax is raised almost en-tirely for the seed. The relatively small amountof flax manufactured is imported and usedlargely for coarse fabrics, twine, and thread. The flax plant requires a temperate climateand a rich soil if it is to be used for fiber, asthe growth must b
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