A premium linen fabric starts with a premium linen yarn. There is no getting around that fact. Every link in the production chain is going to be based on the quality of the yarns you select. There is no magical process that can take poor linen yarns and produce a quality linen fabric.
Producing a fantastic linen cloth is a rigorous and long process. It is a beautiful combination of art and science. The yarn itself is the result of an organic material (Flax) that has its own agenda for thriving in this world. It is alive and responds to forces of nature that at times exist beyond a grower’s control. The relationship between grower and flax becomes more of a partnership. Where they dance around the climate, the richness of the soil and time. This is why a flax farm location is key in producing premium linen yarns.
Because of all of those factors, flax is a plant that cannot just thrive anywhere. It is in France where we find the most successful flax crop grown for fabric production. The consistent humidity in this temperate climate is perfect for optimal flax growth. Producing strong, uniform with good stem structure. This is the foundation for premier linen yarns. Once spun into smooth consistent threads it is ready to be woven into what it was brought into this world for, a luxurious linen fabric.
This is what we at Ulster Linen strive to provide our customers. And this is why we select French yarns for our weaving of linen masterpieces.
