Nowadays, people are more and more fond of pure natural clothing. Thus, they would like to select dressing materials carefully. On the one hand, those dressing materials must be comfortable and durable, on the other hand, they must be beautiful and practical. The clothing materials on the market are innumerable. They are dazzling and dazzling. This article intends to introduce the very common texture, advantages, disadvantages, characteristics and notes of cotton and linen fabrics.
Cotton and linen fabrics are made of cotton and linen materials.
Its biggest feature is that it has both the advantages of cotton and linen. It has the comfort and warmth of cotton and the breathability of linen.
Good cotton cloth is soft and comfortable to touch. It also has good air permeability; While the linen cloth is very rough when touch, but it has a good texture and clear stripes. However, cotton and linen fabrics are a mixture of cotton and linen. The touch feel depends on the mixing ratio of cotton and linen.
There are also high and low grades of cotton and linen blended fabrics, the most important thing is to see how the two are mixed, because of the different needs, there will be differences.
When washing cotton and linen fabrics, you need to wash them by hand. Put the clothes into the water and soak for about 15 minutes. Rub it gently with your hands and rinse with water twice. It can be ironed with a steam iron when the clothes are in semi-dry.
Cotton and linen fabrics are also popular fabrics in summer, combining the advantages of cotton and linen. They are not only breathable, but also cotton-like comfort. Linen fabrics are the easiest to shape different styles of clothing.
Let’s look at the advantages and disadvantages of cotton and linen fabrics:
Advantages:
1. Anti-static, no ball, no curling: cotton linen is sewed with pure cotton and without static electricity, cotton fiber is not easy to deform.
2. Natural environmental protection, from planting to hand weaving and cloth, sewing into sheets, without using pesticides and chemical dyes, textiles do not contain formaldehyde, azo and other chemical heavy metal ions, fully comply with the "prohibition of carcinogens - azo dye" stipulated by the EC biochemical standards to make it a true green ecological textile treasure.
3. It has good breathability and perspiration permeability. Cotton linen can absorb sweat and micro-sweat on the human skin, so that the body temperature can quickly return to normal, and it can truly achieve the effect of breathability and sweat absorption.
4.Comfortable, anti-itching, skin-friendly, PH value is acidic, no stimulation to the skin, in line with environmental protection and human health requirements.
5. It can improve sleep, use cotton and linen to make the human body have a warming effect, increase the human body's microcirculation blood flow, effectively regulate the nervous system, dredge the meridians and improve sleep quality.
6. Use cotton and linen bags to make bundle pockets which are suitable for the packaging of electronic products, jewelry and precious medicinal materials
Disadvantages:
1. No wrinkle resistance. Linen products are the same as cotton products, they are pure natural, less wrinkle-resistant, this is a relatively obvious shortcoming. Of course, it is undeniable that casual wrinkles are the temperament of cotton and linen. Although cotton and linen are prone to wrinkles, it is actually best to take care of it, as long as the water is sprayed locally, because the linen drape is very good, the clothes will be smooth when dried.
2. It feels a bit striking for the first time. Compared with other fabrics, multi-colored dyed linen / cotton and linen will be tougher because of multiple dyeing processes. As long as you patiently accept the touch at the beginning, as the number of washing increases, it will become closer to the skin's requirements. Soft and elegant.
3. The fabric feels rough. If high-quality linen fabrics or fabrics with high linen content have not been washed many times, the touch will be rough. However, it will become smooth after several washes.
4. The tone of cotton and linen dyeing is dark, belonging to the dark color system. The effect of dyed linen is different from other dyed fabrics, both gloss and saturation are relatively dim. Due to the limited resolution of the camera's color, this dim effect cannot be truly reflected on the product photos, so the photos are generally brighter than the real thing.
Characteristics of cotton and linen:
Cotton and linen fabrics are a mixture of half linen and half cotton, and they have both linen and cotton characteristics. The clothes made of general pure linen materials feel relatively hard, and the friction on the skin is obvious after wearing them. It is easier to pill if you wear for a long time; While the pure cotton clothing has the disadvantage of too light. It is soft and not worn. The mixed fabric of cotton and linen effectively avoids the shortcomings of linen and cotton. The two have complementary in advantages and disadvantages, making them the best choice for summer clothes.
Notes on cotton and linen washing:
The washing requirements of cotton and linen fabrics are basically the same as cotton cloth, but the soaking time should not be too long. And because linen fibers are generally stiff and have poor cohesion. When washing, it is lighter than cotton fabrics. Avoid using a hard brush and rubbing hard to avoid fluffing the cloth. Do not twist hard after washing. Do not blister colored fabrics with hot water.
In addition, cotton and linen fabrics are generally not afraid of sun exposure, but exposure to sunlight for a long time will reduce the fastness of wearing. Moreover, It will be easy to be fade or yellow for the clothing. Therefore, it is not suitable for long-time sunlight exposure. If cotton linen texture clothing is to be dried out under sunlight, you should put the opposite of clothing under sunlight for a short time.
