Cotton and linen clothing have become increasingly popular in recent years. Do you know the characteristics, advantages and disadvantages of cotton and linen fabrics? In recent years, cotton and linen clothing have become more and more popular. Many people like this kind of clothing and are comfortable and comfortable to wear. However, they still lack a certain understanding of the characteristics of cotton and linen. There are also many people who don’t know what the characteristics of cotton and linen are. The following editor will introduce Let me introduce to you the characteristics of cotton and linen fabrics.
Characteristics of cotton and linen
Cotton and linen fabrics are fabrics woven from a mixture of half linen and half cotton. Characteristics of linen and cotton. Generally, clothes made of pure linen material feel rough and hard, and the friction on the skin is obvious when worn close to the body, and they are more likely to pill over time; while pure cotton clothes have the disadvantage of being too light, making them feel soft and uncomfortable when worn. Numb firm feeling. Cotton and linen mixed fabrics effectively avoid the shortcomings of linen and cotton. The advantages and disadvantages of the two complement each other, making it the best choice for summer clothes.
Advantages and disadvantages of cotton and linen
Advantages:
1. Antistatic, no pilling, no buckling, no curling. Cotton linen is sewn with pure cotton and has no free charge. The cotton fiber is not easy to deform and does not pill.
2. Natural and environmentally friendly, from planting to hand-woven cloth and sewing into sheets, no pesticides and chemical dyes are used, and the textiles do not contain formaldehyde, azo and other chemical heavy metal ions , fully meets the requirements of “banned carcinogenic azo dyes” stipulated in the European Community’s textile biochemical standards, making it a true green ecological textile treasure.
3. It has good breathability and sweat permeability. Cotton and linen cloth can absorb sweat and micro-sweat on the human skin, quickly return the body temperature to normal, and truly achieve the effect of breathability and sweat absorption. Warm in winter and cool in summer, suitable for personal use.
4. Comfortable, anti-itching, skin-friendly, with an acidic PH value, no irritation to the skin, and meets environmental protection and human health requirements.
5. It can improve sleep. The use of cotton and linen cloth can produce a warming effect on the human body, increase the microcirculatory blood flow of the human body, effectively regulate the nervous system, clear the meridians, and improve the quality of sleep. .
6. Use cotton and linen bags to make drawstring bags, which are now suitable for packaging electronic products, jewelry, and precious medicinal materials. They are safer and more secure.
Disadvantages:
1. Not anti-wrinkle. Linen products, like cotton products, are purely natural and less wrinkle-resistant, which is an obvious disadvantage. Of course, it is undeniable that the random folds are the temperament of cotton and linen. Although cotton and linen are prone to wrinkles, it is actually best to take care of them. Just spray some water on the area, because linen has a good drape, and the clothes will be smooth after the water dries.
2. It feels a bit prickly when worn closely for the first time. Multi-color dyed linen/cotton will be tougher than other fabrics. This is caused by multiple dyeing processes. As long as you patiently accept the initial touch, as the number of washes increases, it will become closer and closer to the skin’s requirements. Soft and elegant. If the unwashed fabric is smooth and not rough, it is not necessarily linen, or the linen content is less than 30%.
3. The fabric feels rough. High-quality linen fabrics, or fabrics with high flax content, will feel rough to the touch if they have not been washed many times. They will become softer after being washed a few times.
4. The dyeing tone of cotton and linen is darker and belongs to the dark color series. The effect of dyed linen is different from other dyed fabrics. Both gloss and saturation are relatively dull. Due to the limited ability of the camera to distinguish color, this dull effect cannot be truly reflected in product photos, so the photos are generally Brighter than real thing.
