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Selvedge Magazine Issue 107 - Jul/Aug 2022
£16.50
High Summer - Keeping Cool in Linen and Lace
Selvedge Magazine is published six times a year covering every facet of textiles – interiors, fashion, art, craft, travel and shopping – in an intelligent and inspiring way with quality writing, stunning photography and original illustration.
- Linen is one of the oldest and most environmentally sustainable fibres. It has undoubted ethical and aesthetic appeal. Derived from the flax plant, the second-most productive fibre crop, it is surpassed only by hemp.
- Linen flourishes organically, and in contrast to cotton, needs only rainwater to thrive.
- Linen has strong hollow fibres with almost no elasticity. Its ability to absorb 20% of its weight in moisture makes it an ideal summer fabric.