The people who engineer these machines are impeccable.
@maryanneslater96753 жыл бұрын
Linen is so durable that in the middle ages and up to nearly the present, people itemized household linens, shirts and even underwear in their wills.
@YamiKisara4 жыл бұрын
Linen is THE best fabric for summer clothes! It breaths, it dries extremely fast, it's light, yet protects from the sun. It's incredibly versatile, too!
@ZZMJo4 жыл бұрын
C'on! Not only for clothes, what about bed sheets, bed cover, table cloth, shoulder bag, storage basket, every kind of cover...curtains, dishcloths, towels, bathrobe,...
@mathaithomas28163 жыл бұрын
If you want a creased shirt or garment, avoid linen. Terrywool has a better crease after ironing. Use wool or the sheep feel bad. Use cotton or the cotton farmers feel bad. Use Silk or the silk workers feel bad.Linen too.
@Schody_lol3 жыл бұрын
Fact: linen bleaches over time.
@theofarmmanager2673 жыл бұрын
And creases within seconds.
@marialindell98743 жыл бұрын
@@ZZMJo Making baguette tradition's! (Yes, it's its a baguette, but made with a different thecnique that takes longer)
@fasx562 жыл бұрын
It is really impressive to see the whole process of making linen Fabric. Most of us cannot appreciate the complexities of the sorting, fiber separating for size and consistency and color. Then comes the Weaving looms supplied by huge rolls of thread. The number of years it took to perfect the machines and the process from field harvest and then to the Mills is an engineering masterpiece. Thank you for this informative video and the intelligent and thoughtful comments that are on this channel.
@TheFiown5 жыл бұрын
As someone who has worked with fabrics all her life I can say that linen is by far the best cloth to work with, it takes on so many aspects, rough or silky and is the perfect all year round fabric to wear.
@starteamuk64153 жыл бұрын
Hi, I am looking to get some work experience. Through your experiences where would be your advise, that i can to get in touch with? Thank you in advance. Thank you in advance.
@snickerbars41292 жыл бұрын
Is linen same as jute which is cultivated in India.. .?.
@sapinta2 жыл бұрын
@@snickerbars4129 nope
@sapinta2 жыл бұрын
Except summer. It absorbs your smelly sweat in seconds and holds the smell as well as synthetic fabric. Wear linen and you'll be a smelly, creased mess, faster and longer than cotton.
@calliarcale2 жыл бұрын
@@snickerbars4129 No, but it is made in a very similar way. Jute and linen are both made from bast fibers, which are long fibers found in plants. It's the phloem of the plant -- very thin tubes that run the length of the plant, just under the bark, to transport water and nutrients between the roots and the leaves and flowers. Linen is made from the bast fibers of the flax plant, which loves growing in the colder climates of northern Europe, while jute is made from tropical mallow plants. Otherwise, the process is very similar -- the plants are pulled up and then retted over a period of time to liberate the fibers.
@yetanotherjohn5 жыл бұрын
Great video! Fun Fact: During WW1, the typical fighter airplane was made of a light wood frame, covered with about 200 square yards of linen. If a bullet passes through cotton canvas, it develops long tears, destroying the airplane, but a bullet through linen only makes a hole, and the airplane is safe, to be patched up at home.
@paulmoffat93065 жыл бұрын
Linen also lasts a lot longer than cotton in aircraft use. Cotton can start to fail in about 10-15 years, while some linen covered aircraft are still good, even 50 years later.
@nehalahari20295 жыл бұрын
Jack Gamboa our nj
@allkindofstupidstuff5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing!
@voidisyinyangvoidisyinyang8855 жыл бұрын
you gotta bomb the village to save it!
@AtlasReburdened5 жыл бұрын
Cool stuff, thanks yall.
@systlin25964 жыл бұрын
As a historical sewer and lover of linen, your warehouse is the stuff of my wildest dreams.
@ginalou57744 жыл бұрын
I finally understand the expression “flaxen hair”! Thank you
@spideywhiplash3 жыл бұрын
Yes! That's what I was thinking too.😁
@josephyearwood11793 жыл бұрын
I at last understand the name “Aflax Amsterdam”
@PeterWalkerHP16c3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, it's racist speak for Aryan ...
@tracylemme13753 жыл бұрын
I thought of that just before I read your comment. Yes it is shiny and beautiful.
@Josh_Fredman3 жыл бұрын
I had the same thought! I had never seen raw flax fibers combed out like that and spun. It's a dead ringer for golden hair!
@williamlulay79822 жыл бұрын
Wow! Very educational! It's given me a whole new appreciation for the origin of the term, "flaxen-haired maiden."
@IvoryS20125 жыл бұрын
It's amazing, we are wearing dried plants. I really appreciate that. I thought cotton was an incredible fiber. This is great. Thank you for the video, it was very interesting and informative.
@samirmuradov95855 жыл бұрын
Im wearing a dried plant shirt for 100 dollars...damn
@ESSBrew5 жыл бұрын
Dont forget about hemp!
@lube69665 жыл бұрын
*rotten plants
@ViridianForests5 жыл бұрын
@@lube6966 the rotting parts go away in the fields, all is left is the dried part that doesn't rot, so nope! Not rotten plants
@tim-youtubewatcher27264 жыл бұрын
I,D rather be wearing dried plants than wearing the plastic clothes that most people seem to wear these days. Heck I,ve even heard of clothes been made from recycled plastic bottles!
@13hehe3 жыл бұрын
If this doesn't make you slow down the consumption, buy less and buy better, and cherish the cloths you have rather than buying more..
@slappy89415 жыл бұрын
I remember when I was young, feed sacks were called "tow sacks", which made me wonder why when I was old enough to learn that they were made from burlap. I learned by accident that short fiber linen is called "tow", and later learned that before burlap was available in Europe, linen was the only plant fiber available for making fabric. So it turned out that that the term "tow-sack" was an archaic term that was still in use in Southern Appalachia long after it was no longer the correct term to use.
@pennypiper73824 жыл бұрын
Tow headed . I understand now.☺️
@marialindell98743 жыл бұрын
Ruined 70 likes 😎
@josequins90992 жыл бұрын
@@pennypiper7382 omg, that's where the term tow-headed comes from! I knew it meant blonde, but not why. I was thinking as I watched the vid that the fibres looked like shiny, blonde hair.
@theelizabethan12 жыл бұрын
An example of Elizabethan English linguistic preservation in the Appalachian Mountains due to isolation of the people groups.
@selkywaters2 жыл бұрын
Flaxen hair is also a term I've heard. I'm guessing it comes from the color of the plant fibers.
@neiabloomfield5416 Жыл бұрын
Also linen bedding is wondrous. Cool in summer heat 🌡️Warm in winter
@lacsa7276 жыл бұрын
Luv the Feel and Comfort of Linen...Wowww... Didn't know this came from a plant. and how Carefully and dedication it's given to it.... LUV IT!!
@musamor755 жыл бұрын
Very fascinating documentary. I sleep in old linen sheets. I wear it too. Alongside cotton, it's one of the most marvellous fabrics. It took pure genius, however, to tame it to this degree. Thank you so much for posting.
@beverlyforrester25744 жыл бұрын
Absolutely loved this film. I am a spinner and weaver in New Zealand also a sheep farmer producing my own yarns from the wool produced by the sheep on my own farm. Have been doing a course thru City and Guilds , London and doing the topic Linen so have been learning about the old flax mills here in NZ producing fibre for Wordl War 2 aeroplanes. Will come back to Ireland again soon ( due 2019 June) and will ceratinly now visit. Wonderful film THANKYOU
@lj.35892 жыл бұрын
I adore the beautiful wool fabrics coming from New Zealand. I love linen too. I'm fascinated that you are a spinner and a weaver and have experience with wool and now with linen. How wonderful.
@charisserempel232 жыл бұрын
I had one linen garment. It was spectacular to wear and comfortably cool. Felt wonderful to wear. Truly different sensation than most fabrics.
@hensonlaura4 жыл бұрын
Interesting: "Linen is lint free" I noticed the factory air wasn't full of fiber, like in a cotton textile plant.
@angelinasamson69963 жыл бұрын
Linen last for years because it doesn’t lint up and break down
@thatonelad45943 жыл бұрын
I was just thinking of Lindor lol
@calliarcale2 жыл бұрын
It's probably because of the long staple length. "Staple length" refers to how long the individual fibers are. For wool, it's somewhere between 4 and 6 inches usually, depending on breed/diet/shearing practices. For cotton, it's shorter, with 2 inches being common. But a linen staple stretches all the way from the head of the plant to its root ball. This makes for a very strong thread when these long fibers are spun together. Fun fact: the longest "staple" fiber is undoubtedly silk. The silkworm cocoon is one single fiber about a kilometer long.
@Alpha13Wolf2 жыл бұрын
@@calliarcale it very much is because of the length of the fibers and that are non-branching fibers.
@josephyearwood1179 Жыл бұрын
U BLOOMING FLAX PLANT
@diegoartetv4 жыл бұрын
Im researching about linen, because today I bought my first pack of linen textut canvases to work on my art and from watching this I can wait to try to paint on it.
@JO-mg6xc2 жыл бұрын
This was an eye-opener. I had no idea it would take so many steps to get to the final product.
@anonanonymous70486 жыл бұрын
👍it raises people's consciousness to use all that hard work wisely, thank you for your hard work💐
@maureenpirone62344 жыл бұрын
This is much different than how it was done in the early 1900's . My husband's German grandmother explained how they grew and harvested the flax then spun it into yarns. The final step was to bring it into town to be woven into fabric.
@jztouch3 жыл бұрын
During my first summer in Seoul, which is incredibly hot and humid, I really learned to appreciate linen. My cotton shirts became really uncomfortable with sweat and linen held up to the day much better. I’m really looking to expand my wardrobe into linen now. It’s more expensive than cotton but so much more comfortable, especially when it’s humid.
@AlexanderMason12 жыл бұрын
Your “cotton” shirts must have contained synthetic materials as well as pure cotton is one of the most comfortable to wear in the summer and the most breathable along with linen. Linen however is much more durable and much stronger than cotton so it lasts longer. You have different grades and types of cotton just like you have different ones for linen.
@pennyrobinson42662 жыл бұрын
I have recently seen linen clothing at TJ Max and I find regularly at thrift stores.
@annep.1905 Жыл бұрын
JoAnn fabrics sells linen. You can make your own linen clothing. If you're really desperate, you can grow your own flax, ret it, scutch it, comb it, spin it (drop spindle is cheapest), weave it....
@cathiwim3 жыл бұрын
I used to work in Cone Mills, making denim in the world’s largest weaving room. This place is SO much cleaner than our weaving room was!!
@neenajaydon96413 жыл бұрын
As a handspinner, I find that flax fibre absolutely enchanting (it's on my list of fibres to try spinning). It's also fascinating to see that even with mechanization, it still takes many steps and many skilled hands to get from flax on the field to linen fabric before it even gets made into its final product.
@neliborba90303 жыл бұрын
I was thirteen years old when the school teacher took the pupils to a small flax factory where we could watch how linen was made with tools that needed human hands to transform the plant into fibers. Linen, cotton and silk are my favorite fibers for clothing, I do not like synthetic fibers but actually the majority of clothes re made with polyester.
@Tinyvalkyrie4103 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately cotton is horrifically bad for the environment. Way worse in a lot of ways compared to polyester. Linen and hemp are relatively good though
@marywallace40863 жыл бұрын
Neli, True!
@papwithanhatchet9022 жыл бұрын
Don’t forget wool!
@WobblesandBean5 жыл бұрын
It looks like golden hair 💜 I wasn't prepared for how beautiful it is.
@marynewport94425 жыл бұрын
me and my husband were linen weavers for 30 years and love to warp and weave it t/g in ireland
@bittujain5945 жыл бұрын
Can you share your mail id
@payopedro11885 жыл бұрын
I visited Newport on the West Coast when visiting my ancestral family home. We were farmers from Roscommon, and had to leave due to dire economic conditions after World War 2. My only remaining Aunty, Maggie, she passed some ten years back, thus cutting our physical ties to our homeland. I also visited a birch basket weaving place, in a beautiful emerald valley, so magnificent Ireland. :)
@teestjulian5 жыл бұрын
I love the feel of linen
@idrissayyed41255 жыл бұрын
@@teestjulian Mee tooo..
@akashkushwaha44144 жыл бұрын
Please sir joi me our compny i have complete deploma in textile
@THEISAAC15936 жыл бұрын
it looks like a blonde wig
@annwithaplan97666 жыл бұрын
I was going to say that too haha.
@Lyf4rMusic5 жыл бұрын
Yep! Immediate thought after the scene :)
@marsboyo19955 жыл бұрын
Hence the term flaxen hair
@karashea78235 жыл бұрын
Mars Boyo ohhhhhhh! Right! Thanks😉
@AmyLou7335 жыл бұрын
Makes sense then why blondes were once called tow-headed.
@roberttaylor90y764 жыл бұрын
I worked as a mechanic in a flax spinning mills in Kincardineshire Scotland from 1969to 1997.
@froggydoodle8084 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your service!
@dostagirl95512 жыл бұрын
Living in the southern United States with its subtropical summers of high heat and humidity, I find both flax and cotton to be a godsend. Flax is the more expensive option, but it is amazing how much cooler I feel when wearing it - even more so than cotton fabrics.
@vazjc2 жыл бұрын
Now this was a great video. I will look into buying something linen now.
@luciaguity65815 жыл бұрын
After watching this video,l now value an ankle length wide dress I purchased in Capri,Italy. I wear it to work in the garden, after a was and press can wear it to a Gala event or dine on a cruise. Love it.
@kukujcroms4 жыл бұрын
Love linen; I had not idea it came from a plant. Wonderful video.
@kruzoniasworld58973 жыл бұрын
Very lovely video. I'm hoping to incorporate more natural fabrics to my clothing till I get synthetic fabrics out of my wardrobe. I hope that's doable for someone living in hot climates. Thanks for this video.
@keleniengaluafe26002 жыл бұрын
My second SKN,,,,,LINEN,,, FEEL THAT PEACE,,,,LINEN IS A GOD GIFT TO HUMANITY,,,PEACE LIKE LINEN,,,NO MORE WAR,,LOVE YOUR NEIGHBORS,,,
@tomv70176 жыл бұрын
i would like to see how this process was done by hand hundreds of years ago. it should be enlightening.
@pabloricardodetarragon26496 жыл бұрын
There are plenty of videos in You Tube. kzbin.info/www/bejne/infYm2qpjbuhf7c
@recklessroges6 жыл бұрын
also kzbin.info/www/bejne/h2G2d4V_j9aenKc
@RingoWild6 жыл бұрын
This video gives you a good idea how linen is made by hand. kzbin.info/www/bejne/infYm2qpjbuhf7c
@ruthcole9096 жыл бұрын
I watched a video from Ireland. About one half hour that covers the hand made process. I can't make a link for you but it should be easy to find.
@irmawatifebriani84595 жыл бұрын
Me too
@pennyrobinson42662 жыл бұрын
I bought my first linen sheets a year ago and it was instant addiction! I like this film for its topic, music and narration. I have watched it several times.
@lietataysom18675 жыл бұрын
So that's why I have "flaxen hair"
@msDanielp3694 жыл бұрын
LOL
@jamtea3884 жыл бұрын
That's what I was thinking!
@hoilst4 жыл бұрын
Or you're "tow-headed".
@virginiaoflaherty29834 жыл бұрын
And so you do!
@crystaledwards98784 жыл бұрын
And tow hair.
@chowfun19764 жыл бұрын
0:09 between France and Holland... so in other words, Belgium lol
@kristaw2062 жыл бұрын
Can’t believe this is all made from one plant!!
@arvindtiwari53386 жыл бұрын
future of fabrics and a great boon to humanity
@evah7876 жыл бұрын
Beautifully illustrated, process excellent for a classroom teaching. Thank you.
@leelindsay56182 жыл бұрын
This leaves a large window of time that the soil doesn't have a living root, but it's covered. I wonder how planting a mixed species covercrop to improve the soil health would affect their process. Flax is a highly extractive process that doesn't leave any biomass or ground cover to feed soil microbes or to protect the soil from topsoil erosion, compaction from tillage and solarization, or loss of water infiltration.
@VideosofIrishFarmingLife6 жыл бұрын
Lovely video and lovely fabric, “Strong as steel, delicate as silk and with an appearance as varied and attractive as an Irish landscape,” Wallace Clark
@danilbrat21496 жыл бұрын
Have you ever worn linen? :-))) Strong as straw, delicate as straw, but I agree, with an appearance of an Irish landscape. :-)))
@robertforrester5786 жыл бұрын
That's just plain old good work. Product and presentation. -Bob Forrester Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
@vault71372 жыл бұрын
I WANT IT ALL! Linen is my absolute favorite fabric & yarn. Fascinating process too.
@pinklady71846 жыл бұрын
Greeting from Ireland. Over 50 years ago, my late father and grandfather used to grow flax for linen. They did everything by hand. Those were such the days.
@ritaranee47876 жыл бұрын
almost like the jute plant
@rosariomitchcooney88136 жыл бұрын
Here in Cavan, in a corner of our field, there is ‘a flax hole’ where the flax was produced
@wobblybobbly94565 жыл бұрын
Same mine. Linen workers from the best of Belfast's linen in Randalstown, Antrim. Protty and Papists together, retting like only Northmen can.
@unokitsune5 жыл бұрын
@@ritaranee4787 Flax is related to the Jute plant. The difference is that unlike Jute, Flax retains its strength moisture and flexibility while Jute just becomes course dry and sheddy
@bluewaterpines83235 жыл бұрын
It looks like all of us older generational farmers are here.be well.
@feralbluee3 жыл бұрын
i wish i knew how women developed the use of flax in the beginning. noticing the plant lying in the fields for a fiber to tie things together, or use on floors to soak spills and various other droppings. then realizing it had finer fibers maybe to make bags for produce or to cover cushions then skirts and pants to shirts. and refining it over decades and decades to a finer weave and cloth. i’ve seen videos on how it was all done by hand on a farm, and now how it is industrialized. and thus why it’s so darned expensive! thanks very much. this was fascinating and very well produced. :) 🌷🌿🌼🌱🌷 🧥🥼
@hanifahsalsabila26844 жыл бұрын
Someone noticed I've been watching Baumgartner Restorations, thanks KZbin! Now I know why Julian uses Belgain Linen
@einundsiebenziger54883 жыл бұрын
... Belgian* linen*.*
@MaximilianonMars3 жыл бұрын
@@einundsiebenziger5488 Brigaine Grinnen.
@feralbluee3 жыл бұрын
oh , gee - i remember that. thanks for putting the two together. certainly makes a lot of sense. he’s really amazing, isn’t he? and he does such meticulous work and knows a number of crafts - like making those complicated steam tables. 🎨🖌🖼 🌷🌿🌼🌱🌷
@Tina060195 жыл бұрын
I love wearing a linen shift under a wool gown. It's just a perfect combination. I can see why long blonde hair was described as "flaxen" in the past.
@Lorilee3696 жыл бұрын
I love this so much! So many uses and nothing wasted.
@spideywhiplash3 жыл бұрын
I just installed some linen weed barrier fabric in my garden. Great stuff. Easy to lay & staple down. Now, I want more linen clothes.
@markrowland13663 жыл бұрын
Formerly Linnin was bleached by the sun. The cloth was stretched into tents on frames, giving surnames like Tenterfield. Others from the bleaching, Blanchard and Blabchfield. Ancient trades gave many family names.
@sheilamayer35435 жыл бұрын
Amazing video on modern manufacture of Belgian linen! How fantastic that it is so versatile, is better for the environment, is hypoallergenic, and is a sustainable process to reproduce!
@annazeman85216 жыл бұрын
Beautiful to sew and to wear. The good stuff does not wrinkle nearly as much as many people believe.
@cynthiamorton35833 жыл бұрын
My mother refers to the wrinkles in linen, cotton and silk as “honest” wrinkles. I’d rather wear wrinkled linen, cotton or silk than polyester, wrinkled or not. Alas, sometimes it’s hard to avoid polyester.
@marywallace40863 жыл бұрын
@@cynthiamorton3583 I have not bought anything polyester since I wore a blouse that burned me up, made me sweat like a sauna. I decided then it should be called "Sauna Fabric".
@estrellafrisch28542 жыл бұрын
Thank you for making this videos. Very informative.
@quistan23 жыл бұрын
Don't forget the seed is a super food, and the oil from it makes the highest quality paints and also can be dried to a state to make linoleum, and boiled linseed protects wood from weather. It very well may be the single most important plant in existence. I know that can be said about a lot of other plants like barley, but still, emphasis on "single most."
@hanaluong26722 жыл бұрын
Amazing. So much human labor and machine labor to make the fabric. Garments and fabrics are relatively cheap nowadays and we can easily take things for granted. Not any more after this video.
@hechetonchieres6 жыл бұрын
3:20 Now I know why they say flaxen haired.
@Losttoanyreason6 жыл бұрын
LOL, That is exactly what I was thinking. That now I know exactly what that term really means after hearing it for 5 decades.
@marial.rapaglia40416 жыл бұрын
IT LOOKS LIKE PLANT HAIR WHICH IS BETTER FOR THE EARTHS ENVIRONMENT & CAN BE REGROWN WITHOUT CAUSING ENVIRONMENTAL WORLDWIDE DESTRUCTION & DAMAGE LIKE THE CURRENT USE OF FOSSIL FUELS CAN IN THE EXTRACTION PROCESS!!
@purplecleo6 жыл бұрын
I thought the same exact thing!
@manga126 жыл бұрын
yes it does look like hair dont it, I bet right there you could make a blond wig out of it right there raw as it is, I knew it refered to blond hair but I thought it was more of a color thing, that actually looks like a bundle of long hair dont it.
@laraleepn6 жыл бұрын
It's also the source of the hair description of tow-headed
@truck68596 жыл бұрын
Great presentation. A thing is taken raw and turned into something useful and valuable.
@Mybeforenafters3 жыл бұрын
I use linen in my bath shades, a beautiful texture, was fun to watch this. Had to wait a few weeks on back order but is good to see all the work it takes to make!
@Chr.U.Cas16225 жыл бұрын
👍👌👏 Oh WOW! Simply fantastic! I always loved Linen. It truly is the fiber of the past AND the future. Thanks a lot for taping editing uploading and sharing. Best regards luck and health to all involved people.
@janebooth98676 жыл бұрын
lovely. thank you Belgium.
@randomname46804 жыл бұрын
Now this is the kind of content I want to see at 2 AM.
@kleineroteHex2 жыл бұрын
Fascinating! Back in grade school we saw an animated short film of a mole who grew flax, processed it and made himself overalls -- this was by far more high tech and informative. I just never forgot that little mole! Flax and hemp besides wool got my vote hands down. Also looking into nettle fiber 😀
@nwogamesalert2 жыл бұрын
When I went to school, the material was not left on the land for the rutte (Dutch / Flemish "rotten") process, but soaked in rivers and canals that went through the flax fields.
@marilyncole35605 жыл бұрын
what a wonderful video, I never knew any of this. appreciate my linen so much more, Most fabrics today just polyester fake fibers not natural.
@hippopole96572 жыл бұрын
Very good informative video . Sofar I have thought that Linen fabric is a synthetic fibric .But it is made up of natural fibres like cotton cloth . 🇮🇳
@kofiakon20205 жыл бұрын
I being playing with these flax never knew it has great use like this. Thus why they said Christ Jesus the Messiah wear linen garment. Many thanks. Our African President know this very well but no factory built for it while we have hectors of landscape full of flax.
@pipggray4 жыл бұрын
im obsessed with this video
@Susy_Mereles Жыл бұрын
In Mexico we've got several dress shops with fabulous garments made of linen. I am very keen on wearing it. Love it! ✨ Great documentary 👏🌟✨
@monjurulhoque15414 жыл бұрын
Learning never stopped
@anxiousweeb87535 жыл бұрын
Fun fact, this fabric was used for armour in the medieval/Renaissance era.
@robertharris60924 жыл бұрын
Linothorax and gambeson.
@FoundWanting9704 жыл бұрын
Robert Harris Linothorax is thick leather but yeah you’re right.
@thetayterminator14364 жыл бұрын
Yes and was layered with Pig Fat yuck lol
@PaleRejent4 жыл бұрын
Renaissance era? I thought ot was only ised during the medieval era
@kikihappy543 жыл бұрын
That makes sense! Even nowadays, we use fabrics for certain kinds of body armor (Kevlar, silk, etc). It’s all about how you layer the fabric, and how tight the weave is.
@maroulio20675 жыл бұрын
my absolutely favourite fabric! wonderful video.
@TsetsiStoyanova6 жыл бұрын
Educational and appreciation forming!
@fintechkumar98213 жыл бұрын
I have seen u in many comments
@rinaelsayed9012 жыл бұрын
If I could I will wear linen every day!!!!
@TinyDancerO2 жыл бұрын
I bought my first set of washed Belgium linen sheets/duvet set about 12 years ago. They were very expensive. Understanding the process of how linen is made, really does justify the price, and once you sleep on quality linen sheets, there's just no going back. They are the best, and worth the money.
@kem64294 жыл бұрын
Amazing the ingeniuty God has given man.
@Losttoanyreason6 жыл бұрын
I've seen this process done from start to finish the old fashioned way. Boy was that a lot of work. This is a lot easier on people. The one thing I did notice out in the fields that concerned me about the workers there was the lack of breathing mask protection for the machine operators. All that dust can't be good for their lungs.
@robertqueberg46126 жыл бұрын
Losttoanyreason , As a person who has lived on a farm for seventy years, I noticed that also, as the initial process is similar to making hay. The dust is not like abrasive dust from grinding steel that can cause silicosis. I spent lots of days making hay, and being in the mow, stacking the bales is probably a lot dustier than being out in the flax fields. The EU countries seem to look at things like that. As a retired toolmaker I noticed the lack of safety glasses and the presence of loose clothes and jewelry around the rapidly moving equipment and fabric. OUCH!!
@gateway88336 жыл бұрын
That looks like it would be so much fun, work like this is why I went in the military. Combat is a lot easier then chopping cotton or pulling tobacco.
@Denbig.6 жыл бұрын
No human were killed in the making of this process.
@TMIDiva6 жыл бұрын
Just EXACTLY my thoughts! I would venture that these agricultural workers would wear hats and face covers. The dried flax plants were launched by the thrashing machine in a way that could easily blind someone. Chaff can accumulate in the lungs like coal dust and cause COPD. Maybe they took all of this off for filming? Hope so! Also, we are constantly reminded how foreign exports have resulted in unemployment in "the Heartland". When you see the sophistication of automation that removes millions of tedious, repetitive man hours, you can either view this as a benefit or as a damaging aspect to the communities that faced joblessness after the introduction of labor saving machines. It's possible to hold two opinions..
@iamingrid64696 жыл бұрын
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@boblordylordyhowie2 жыл бұрын
My home town of Dunfermline was famous for linen, so much so, it had an American consulate.
@josephyearwood11792 жыл бұрын
Old firm flax
@PacoOtis2 жыл бұрын
Excellent video! I believe our American paper money is ¾ cotton and ¼ linen, but I don't know where they get their linen. Best of luck and it appears you have a very professional operation.
@deepakgajjar64583 жыл бұрын
Educative & Interesting good
@kountryedge5 жыл бұрын
3:27 I would have loved to see how the machines connect the thin pieces of flax together before the spinning process.
@morrisl74 жыл бұрын
trade secret
@froggydoodle8084 жыл бұрын
That would be part of the combing process, to align the fibers. They seem to have skipped that part in their explanation. They didn't actually show or explain the spinning process either. Which sort of defeats the purpose of the video. But hey, we got to see lots of big machines!
@somnyad2 жыл бұрын
It looks like beautiful hair!! 3:10
@nickynarbin5 жыл бұрын
I would love to know how they repair the fabric!
@rebeccagutierrez19602 жыл бұрын
Linen is so durable.
@pennypiper73824 жыл бұрын
Everyone should watch this great video. Thanks for the upload.👍
@alejandraparker41806 жыл бұрын
Peace and blessings. The making of linen out of flax seeds i that in itself is remarkable. But what I find more remarkable is who and how someone came up with the ideas to make the vehicles to carry out the various jobs needed for this process. Awsome video. Thanks.1/4/18
@wallykaluska14625 жыл бұрын
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@veralenora40335 жыл бұрын
The Jacquard Loom was the first use of "punch cards" to automate an industry. The punch cards were not used with the complex computer electronics we have today, even if you're old enough to remember bills that came on punch cards in the 1960's (such as electrical bills, which were marked "Do not fold, spindle or mutilate"). If you've ever seen a very old "player piano", that was the process used for automating the loom. Once people saw what was possible, the use of automation exploded. Then you ended up with the classic riots of laborers out of work. Sabotage is from the word "sabot", wooden shoes, which were thrown at the owners and others who profited. Up to the time of the J. Loom, people could make a living hand weaving at home full time, or part time when other work slacked off. Weaving was one of the major "cottage industries", then eliminated by automation. Hand weaving was also damned hard work however and after a lifetime often left people crippled. Of course, automation also made fabrics much cheaper to buy and improved quality tremendously which is why automation is so attractive in every human endeavor. Retired librarian, U.S.
@katherinkeegan86013 жыл бұрын
@@veralenora4033 Thank you for your work with the library system.
@calliarcale2 жыл бұрын
It's actually made from the stems, not the seeds, and the stems become more coarse when the plant goes to seed so if they make linen, there will not be any seeds. (They can make fiber out of the stems if harvesting for seed, but it'll be useful only for cordage.)
@galactic-visitoretxavarria16743 жыл бұрын
What a fascinating vídeo!!.How a humble & a beautiful plant,can be handled & transformed into a such a valuable & confortable fábric!!.But all over,I'm highly impressed about all the so,but so complex Industrial Process it takes,to transform from The raw material,into the fine & so fresh & so appreciated final merchandise!!.
@MariaBauer614 жыл бұрын
Wow! That was fascinating. Now if I may share my story. I have a trunk full of handmade linen!! My mother made it in Italy. We brought to Canada in 1968 and it’s been sitting in the trunk ever since. Sheets, towels, dish towels... rolls and stacks of it. And she spent countless hours planting, harvesting, processing, spinning and turning into cloth. ALL by hand. No machinery then. Would tell me stories of how she spun for hours. Her arms ready to fall off. Fingers exhausted. Unbelievable actually. My question is what am I to do with all of this??? I want to honour her and her hard work but don’t know how. Any ideas? Who would be interested in it? Who should I contact? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
@froggydoodle8084 жыл бұрын
I think, after all this time, she would just want it to be used somehow by somebody who would benefit from her hard work.
@ZZMJo4 жыл бұрын
Use them! Every single day. or donate them to whom you love, knew your mother and appreciate her work. I have a lot of stuff my mother gave and still gives me and she still doen't believe that I use it or keep it, only because she gave it to me.
@MaryLou844 жыл бұрын
Maria Bauer maybe you should use and enjoy all those things, because life needs to be lived in the best way possible, and she put all her heart into them. Don’t let them be forgotten in that trunk.
@orlandoangel2 жыл бұрын
These sound like museum pieces. Contact every textile museum in the world especially italy
@theLordsboy2 жыл бұрын
This was great. Has given me a great appreciation for flax. Thanks!
@CrowingHen2 жыл бұрын
This is a great video! We've been trying to revitalize the local fibre economy by growing flax, but the biggest bottleneck is harvesting the flax. I would love a smaller version of this harvesting machine! That's so much better than roping volunteers into pulling by hand. Thanks for this!
@christiangab12273 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing how linen is made you are truly awesome and wonderful ^^
@hassanal-herbi84396 жыл бұрын
Yesterday I visited the texture museum in Kortrijk/ Belgum. There you can learn that the Belgum people were pioneer in producing and processing linen in eco frienly way. Kortrijk is beautiful and historic city were nice and helpful people live. It is worth visiting many times.
@barbaraaspengen98105 жыл бұрын
God makes beautiful stuff for all of us thanks God your so sweet and awesome to all of us. I will remember this when I am dressing up in Linen
@firewaterbydesign2 жыл бұрын
Flaxseed, what a wonderful crop!! You will have seeds for eating and replanting and the rest can be made into linen and clothing. Why are not more farmers growing this?
@Jab_Reel5 жыл бұрын
Top tier background music
@YamiKisara5 жыл бұрын
Linen clothing is perfect for summer, i keeps you nice and dry.
@nakkerannakl16275 жыл бұрын
YamiKisara texica solutions says is it!
@gabrieldelfronton25844 жыл бұрын
On the ancient days most of the "undies" people wore where made out of linen as it is easily washable, easy to whiten and very durable. So much that undergarments were a common inheritance
@bethyoung9786 жыл бұрын
Hard to believe it is so sturdy to be run over by those tractor wheels...wow...I love wearing Flax better known as Linen...nice