The Linen Blog

 So, the sun is doing a fantastic job today! It's about 20 degrees C outside and it feel like the end of a very long winter. I've spent a few hours outside working from home and trying to get every last drop of sunlight that I possibly can. I've even had to put on a cap. Although, as soon as the sun hides behind a cloud, the temperature drops a bit. That's not to say it's cold outside by any means. But, summer hasn't completely gained full control just yet.  Last night I spent a few good hours behind the TV. I was feeling a bit could and, you guessed it, brought out my good old wheat bag . I managed to stay ward with the wheat bag and the help of a few cups of tea. Always nice to cosy up en get warm after a long day of work.  Cheers!

Linen has a very long history it was first found in Egypt about 5,000 years before Christ however, linen fabrics gets preserved worse than wool or other materials and because of this and because the linen has been found in such scares amounts it is believed that linen was more widely used before than previously thought.  If we're talking about Europe linen has been very popular here throughout history during the Renaissance the Netherlands became famous because of its linen at the end of the 16th century linen was considered one of the most common fabrics in Europe and was grown throughout the continent but during the 17th century linen got a smaller roll due to the introduction of cotton in Sweden for example linen became very important during the Middle ages it was grown extensively in the Northern parts of Sweden many of the crops in Sweden during this time was owned by the church and during the 12th century a tax was put on to linen because of its popularity.  Historically...