W E L O V E L I N E N
For more than 20 years we have been using the fabric and textiles of our producer from Barcelona for our celebrations and events by "Flavourhouse culinary pleasure projects". So we can truly claim that we have a solid experience of the beauty, longevity and practicability of the fabrics and textiles. Whether at a company event with 200 guests or at a "dinner for one”, the tablecloths, napkins, cutlery-pockets, aprons and towels made by us are always a tasteful, pleasant and attractive companion.
Cultivating
It is and has always been a long way from the delicate blue blossom to the finished cloth. No other textile raw material requires such long and complicated processing as flax - the flax plant. It is sown from the middle of March, blooms sky blue with delicate blossoms and is fully ripe after 100 days. Flax is grown in a moderate climate and is water and resource saving.
Harvesting
During harvesting, the flax plants are pulled out of the ground together with their roots and put down to dry - the so-called Tauröste begins. During this process, the flax straw is left lying in the fields. The plant is decomposed by bacteria and fungi and releases the fibers hidden in it. The Tauröste is an environmentally friendly process, as the nutrients are reabsorbed by the soil during the process.
Processing
After roasting, the flax is corrugated, i.e. the stalk is separated from the seeds. The flax straw must then be dried again so that the wooden parts of the stalk can be better bent and the last impurities removed during further treatments such as ginning, breaking, swinging and panting. Only after these many steps can the flax fibers be processed into yarn in the spinning mill.
Weaving
Weaving itself has not changed for thousands of years. Only the equipment used for production has been and is constantly being developed.When weaving linen, very even and therefore expensive yarn must be used. Warp threads with the irregularities typical for linen would suffer from abrasion and tear too often.
