Iyini ngempela ilineni, futhi kungani ihlale ingelinye lezindwangu ezibaluleke kakhulu emlandweni wesintu? Ilineni iwucwecwe lwemvelo olutholakala emiculeni yesitshalo se-flax, isitshalo esilinywe iminyaka engaphezu kuka-30,000 futhi sihlonishwa ngamandla aso amangalisayo nokusebenza kwaso okupholile. Ngokungafani nezinto zokwenziwa ezibamba ukushisa nomswakama, ilineni yehlukile ngenxa yesakhiwo sayo esiyingqayizivele samangqamuzana, esivumela umoya ukuthi ujikeleze ngokukhululeka futhi umswakama ube nokuhwamuka ngokushesha ebusweni bendwangu. Umlando walolu cwecwe olumangalisayo ubuyela emuva eGibhithe lasendulo, lapho imizimba eyayishiswa yayisongwa ngezindwangu ezinhle zelineni futhi lolu cwecwe lwaluthathwa njengoligugu kangangokuba lwaluvame ukusetshenziswa njengemali phakathi kwezigaba eziphethe. Emakhulwini eminyaka, ilineni yasakazeka kulo lonke elaseYurophu futhi yaba yisisekelo sokukhiqizwa kwezindwangu zasendlini, nezifunda ezifana ne-Ireland neBelgium zakha idumela lokukhiqiza i-flax enhle kakhulu emhlabeni. Namuhla, abathengi banamuhla baphinde bayithola ilineni hhayi nje ngobuhle bayo obungaphelelwa yisikhathi kodwa nangenxa yezinzuzo zayo ezinhle zemvelo nezisebenzayo, okuyenza ibe ukukhetha okuhlakaniphile kukho konke kusukela ezingutsheni kuya emaqoqweni ezindwangu zasendlini.

Ezingeni layo eliyisisekelo, ilineni idumisa ngokuhlanganisa okungavamile kwezimfanelo ezimbalwa ezingenziwa ngezinye izindwangu eziningi endaweni eyodwa. Isitshalo se-flax okwenziwa ngalo ilineni sidinga amanzi amancane kakhulu kune-kotini, sikhula kahle emhlabathini ongenamsoco ngaphandle kwezanyelo zamakhemikhali ezinzima, futhi sikhiqiza cishe akukho kumosakala ngoba yonke ingxenye yesitshalo ingasetshenziswa ekukhiqizeni. Uma ukhetha ilineni, ukhetha indwangu eba ithambile futhi ibe nokunethezeka okwengeziwe ngokugezwa ngakunye, ithuthukise isimo esixekethile nesikhululekile abaklami nabaninzi bezindlu abakuthola kungenakufaneleka. Ngenxa yokuthi imicu yelineni iyizingqungqulu futhi iphefumula ngokwemvelo, indwangu ihlala ipholile esikhumbeni ehlobo kuyilapho inikeza ukufudumala okuncane ezinyangeni ezipholile, okuchaza ukuthi kungani ihlala idumile ezindaweni ezihlukene zesimo sezulu. Noma ngabe uthenga izinto zokulala, izingubo zemfashini, noma izindwangu zokudlela ezinhle, ukuqonda izisekelo zelineni kuzokusiza wenze izinqumo zokuthenga ezinolwazi olwengeziwe ezizuzisa kokubili ukunethezeka kwakho kanye nomhlaba.

Enye yezinzuzo ezidume kakhulu zelineni ukuphefumula kwayo okuhle kakhulu, okwenza kube ukukhethwa okuthandwayo ezingutsheni zezulu elifudumele nasezindlini zokulala emhlabeni wonke. Imicu yeflakisi eyakha ilineni imigodi ngokwemvelo, idala imigudu emincane yomoya evumela ukushisa ukuba kukhishwe emzimbeni kuyilapho idonsa umjuluko esikhunjeni iwuyise ebusweni bendwangu lapho ungahwamuka khona ngokushesha. Lokhu kusebenza kokukhipha umswakama kusho ukuthi izingubo zokulala zelineni namashidi kusiza ukulawula izinga lokushisa lomzimba wakho ubusuku bonke, kuvimbele ukumanzi okungakhululekile okuvame ukuhambisana nezindwangu zokwenziwa ezifana ne-polyester noma i-nylon. Ucwaningo lwezokwelapha selukhombisile ukuthi ilineni inganciphisa ukujuluka ngamadigri ambalwa uma iqhathaniswa nokotini, yingakho amahhotela ezindaweni ezishisayo evame ukufaka imibhede yelineni ekwalithi ephezulu. Umphumela uwukuthi indwangu ekugcina womile, ukhululekile, futhi uqabulekile, noma ngabe ulele, usebenza, noma ujabulela intambama yelanga ngaphandle.

Ilineni idume ngokuthi ingenye yemicu yemvelo eqine kakhulu emhlabeni, namandla ayo okudonsa aqhathaniswa nezinto eziningi zezimboni futhi edlula kakhulu ukotini noma uboya. Indwangu yelineni eyenziwe kahle ingahlala amashumi eminyaka ngokunakekelwa okufanele, okusho ukuthi ukutshala imali ezingutsheni zelineni noma ezintweni zasekhaya kuvame ukuba nomphumela ongcono kunezinto ezishibhile eziguga emva kwamasizini ambalwa. Imicu iyaqina uma imanzi, ngakho ilineni ingamelana nokugezwa okuphindaphindiwe ngaphandle kokulahlekelwa ukuqina kwayo, futhi indwangu iba thambile futhi ithambeke kalula ngokugezwa ngakunye kunokuba ibe yonakale. Ilineni nayo imelana ngokwemvelo namabhu, izinambuzane zasendlini, nezinye izinambuzane ezivamile ezivame ukulimaza uboya noma usilika, okwengeza esinye isendlalelo sokuphila kwesikhathi eside ekutshalweni kwakho imali. Njengoba ilineni iguga futhi ikhululeka, ithuthukisa ukubukeka okuhle, okukhombisa ukusetshenziswa okuhle, abaningi abakuthanda kakhulu kunokucwebezela kokuqala, okwenza ucezu ngalunye lube yinto eyingqayizivele futhi enomuntu siqu.

Ngokombono wezemvelo, ilineni ngokungangabazeki ingenye yezindwangu ezisimeme kakhulu ezitholakala emakethe yezentengiselwano namuhla, okwenza kube ukukhetha okufanele kubathengi nabaqhubi bebhizinisi abanakekela imvelo. Izitshalo zefilakisi zidinga amanzi acishe abe ngamaphesenti angama-50 amancane kunokotini ukuze zikhule, futhi zingatshalwa ngaphandle kokunisela ezifundeni eziningi ngoba zithembela kakhulu emvuleni yemvelo ngesikhathi sokukhula. Isitshalo sonke sefilakisi siyasebenziseka, imbewu icutshungulwa ibe uwoyela nemikhiqizo yokudla kuyilapho iziqu ziguqulwa zibe yimicu, okusho ukuthi ukulima kwefilakisi kukhiqiza imfucuza yezolimo encane kakhulu uma kuqhathaniswa nezinye izitshalo zendwangu. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ilineni iyabola ngokuphelele, ibola ngokwemvelo emhlabathini ekupheleni komjikelezo wayo wokuphila ngaphandle kokukhipha ama-microplastics ayingozi emvelweni njengoba zenza izindwangu zokwenziwa. Ngokukhetha imikhiqizo yelineni evela kubakhiqizi abanomthwalo wemfanelo, usekela umnotho oyindilinga obeka phambili izinsiza ezivuselelekayo, ukusetshenziswa kwamakhemikhali okuncishisiwe, kanye nomthelela omncane wezemvelo esikhathini eside.

Isimo nokusebenza kwelineni kuncike kakhulu endleleni imicu ephothwe ngayo ndawonye, futhi abakhiqizi bakhiqiza izinhlobo eziningana ezihlukene zokuluka ukuze bahlangabezane nezinhloso ezahlukene emakethe. I-linen elukiwe elula (plain weave), okuwukwakhiwa okuvame kakhulu, linesimo esilula sokuphenduka phezulu naphansi esidala indawo ebushelelezi futhi eyisicaba ekahle yezikibha, izingubo zokugqoka, kanye nezindwangu zasendlini ezilula ezidinga ukucaca okucacile. I-linen elukiwe nge-twill yakhiwe ngephethini yembambo e-diagonal enikeza indwangu ukugoqeka okwengeziwe, ukuthamba, nokumelana nemibimbi, okwenza kube ukukhetha okudumile kumabhulukwe, amajakhethi, nokufulela lapho ukuguquguquka kubalulekile. Ezinye izinhlobo zokuluka ezikhethekile zihlanganisa i-damask linen, enikeza amaphethini ayinkimbinkimbi e-jacquard afanele amatafula asemthethweni, kanye nokuluka kwe-huckaback, okuxazululwa kakhulu ngenxa yokumunca okukhethekile emathawulini nasezindwangu zokuhlanza izitsha. Ukuqonda umehluko phakathi kwalezi zindlela zokuluka kuzokusiza ukhethe indwangu elineni efanelekele isicelo sakho esithile, noma ngabe udinga ukwakheka, ukuthamba, noma ubuhle obunephethini.

Indwangu yelinen nayo ihlukaniswa ngokwesindo, elinganiswa ngamagremu ngesikwele ngamitha (GSM), futhi isindo efanele siyahlukahluka kakhulu kuye ngenjongo yokusetshenziswa. I-linen elula, ngokuvamile esukela ku-80 kuya ku-140 GSM, ilungele kahle ama-blouse asehlobo, izindwangu zokwesula, namakhethini abucayi adinga ukuba nomoya futhi abonakale ukuze abe nobuhle obunomoya. I-linen enesisindo esiphakathi, ngokuvamile phakathi kuka-140 no-220 GSM, inikeza ukulinganisela okuguquguqukayo kokuthamba nokuma okusebenza kahle kumahembe, izingubo, amabhulukwe alula, nezindwangu zetafula. I-linen enesisindo esinzima, edlula u-220 GSM, inikeza umzimba omkhulu nokuqina okwenza ilungele ukufulela ifenisha, amakhethini asindayo, izikhwama, nezingubo zangaphandle ezidinga ukuqina nokugcina ukuma. Uma ukhetha i-linen yomsebenzi othile, hlala ucabangela ukuthi isindo izokuthinta kanjani ukugoqeka, ukuqina, nokunethezeka komkhiqizo wokugcina ukuze ukhetho lwakho luhambisane kahle nezidingo zakho.

Ilimu kade lihlonishwa njengokukhethwa okuhamba phambili kwezindwangu zokulala zikanokusho ngenxa yamandla alo emvelo okulawula izinga lokushisa kanye nokuthungwa kwalo okunethezekile ngendlela ehlukile okuthuthuka ngalo ngokugezwa ngakunye. Amashidi elinen ayaphefumula futhi akhipha umswakama, okusho ukuthi akugcina upholile ehlobo futhi agcine ukushisa komzimba ebusika, enikeza ukunethezeka unyaka wonke okungafinyeleleki ezingxubeni zokwenziwa. Amahhotela amaningi asezingeni eliphezulu kanye nezindawo zokungcebeleka ezikhethekile zisebenzisa izindwangu zokulala zelinen ngoba ngempela zidala umoya wokuphumula nokucwengeka kuyilapho zinikeza izivakashi isipiliyoni sokulala esizwakala sinethezekile futhi sinempilo. Ukuthungwa kwemvelo okunokuhlukahluka kwelinen nakho kwengeza ubuhle obujulile egumbini lokulala, futhi ukuthamba kwalo okukhula ngokuhamba kwesikhathi kusho ukuthi utshalomali lwakho lwezindwangu zokulala luya luthuthuka ngokuqhubeka kweminyaka. Kubathengi abazisa ukulala kwekhwalithi ephezulu kanye nokuzibophezela kwezemvelo, izindwangu zokulala zelinen zimele ukukhetha okuvelele okuhlanganisa ukusebenza, ubuhle, kanye nokusimama emkhiqizweni owodwa.

Emhlabeni wemfashini, ilineni ihlala iyintandokazi yezinkathi zentwasahlobo nehlobo, ibalulekile ngenxa yokubukeka kwayo okuhle, ubuhle bayo obungenamfutho, nokunethezeka kwayo okumangalisayo esimweni sezulu esifudumele. Abaklami bayithanda ilineni ngoba igqoka kahle, igcina isimo sayo kahle, futhi ithatha imibala yemvelo kahle kakhulu, ivumela izinhlobonhlobo zezitayela kusukela kumabhleza elineni enziwe ngokukhethekile kuya kwezingubo zasehlobo ezikhululekile nezigelezayo. Izici zayo zokukhipha umswakama zigcina abagqokile bephephile futhi benethezekile ngisho nasezinyangeni ezishisa kakhulu, okwenza amahembe elineni, iziketi, namabhulukwe abe yizinto eziyisisekelo emakhabetheni ezingubo kulo lonke elaseMedithera nangale kwayo. Ilineni iphinde imelane nokwakheka kwamabhola oboya nokunamathela kukagesi, iqinisekisa ukuthi izingubo zigcina ukubukeka kwazo okuhle usuku lonke. Njengoba ukusimama kuba yinto ebaluleke kakhulu kubathengi, izingubo zelineni ziya ngokuya zibonwa hhayi nje njengezemfashini kodwa futhi njengokukhetha okunesibopho okusekela izinqubo zemfashini ezinokuziphatha nezinakekela imvelo.

Ngaphezu kwezindwangu zokulala nezingubo, ilinen likhanya njengento ekahle yokuhlobisa ikhaya, ikakhulukazi njengamakhethini, izembozo zamacushana, kanye namalinen amahle etafula aphakamisa noma yisiphi isipiliyoni sokudlela. Amakhethini elinen asakaza ukukhanya kwelanga ngokwemvelo, edala umoya ofudumele nomemezayo ngenkathi enikeza ukuvikelwa okuqinile ekupheleni kombala emisebeni elukhuni ye-UV. Uma kukhulunywa ngokuhlelwa kwetafula, amanapkeni elinen, ama-runner, nama-placemat engeza ubuhle obungenakuphikwa nokuhleleka ekudleni, kungaba ngamadina omndeni noma imikhosi emikhulu. Okuthakazelisayo, uma ufuna itafula eliphelele ngesiSpanish—elaziwa ngokuthi "mantel"—uzothola ukuthi amalinen enziwe ngezandla ahlonishwa kakhulu emakhaya aseSpain naseMedithera ngenxa yobuhle bawo nokuqina kwawo. Ukugoqeka kwemvelo nokuthungwa okunokuthungwa kwamalinen etafula nakho kufihla ukuchitheka nemibimbi ngokuphumelelayo kunalezo ezenziwe ngezinto zokwenziwa, okwenza kusebenze ngendlela emangalisayo ekusetshenzisweni kwansuku zonke nasemihlanganweni ekhethekile ngokufanayo.

Lapho kuhlolwa ikhwalithi yelineni, abathengi kufanele banake kakhulu kokubili inani lentambo (thread count) kanye ne-GSM ngoba lezi zilinganiso zinikeza ukuqonda okubalulekile mayelana nokuminyana kwendwangu, ukuqina kwayo, nendlela ezizwa ngayo. Kwe-linen, inani lentambo elilinganiselwe eliphakathi kuka-120 no-200 ngokuvamile lilungile, ngoba amanani aphezulu kakhulu e-linen angabonisa ukuthi kunezinye izintambo ezingeziwe ezifana nokotini, okunganciphisa ukuphefumula kanye nekhwalithi yokuthinta. Isilinganiso se-GSM, esichaza isisindo sendwangu ngemitha yesikwele ngayinye, sikusiza ukuthi unqume ukuthi i-linen ifanele inhloso yayo yini, ngezisindo ezilula ezifanele izingubo kanye nezisindo ezinzima ezingcono kakhulu ezihlalweni nezinto zasekhaya. Umkhiqizi ohloniphekile uyohlale enikeza le mininingwane ngokungafihli, okukuvumela ukuthi uqhathanise ngokuzethemba phakathi kwemikhiqizo ehlukene ye-linen. Ngokuqonda ubudlelwano phakathi kwenani lentambo, i-GSM, nekhwalithi, ungagwema ukukhokhela ngokweqile ngenxa yokukhangisa okukhulunywayo ngenkathi ukhetha i-linen ehlangabezana ngempela nokulindelekile kwakho kokusebenza.

Ikhwalithi yelinen ithonywa kakhulu umsuka weflaksi nobuchwepheshe besigayo esiyicubungulayo, kanti ezinye izifunda zigcina idumela lamakhulu eminyaka ekukhiqizeni imicu ephakeme kakhulu. Iflaksi enhle kakhulu yaseYurophu ivamise ukuvela eNormandy eFrance, eFlanders eBelgium, nasezindaweni ezithile zase-Ireland, lapho isimo sezulu esipholile, esinomswakama wasolwandle sikhiqiza imicu emide futhi eqinile ngokungavamile. Imicu yeflaksi emide ikhiqiza intambo yelinen ebushelelezi, eqinile, futhi ethambile, okuhumushela ngqo endwangu enomuzwa ongcono futhi ehlala isikhathi eside emkhiqizweni wokugcina. Kufanele futhi ubheke izitifiketi ezifana ne-European Flax standard, eqinisekisa ukuthi imicu ilandeleka kalula ngokuphelele, itshalwe ngaphandle kokunisela, futhi icutshungulwa ngaphandle kokungcoliswa ngamakhemikhali. Lapho umkhiqizi onjengayeCi-sheng ithola ifilakisi elisezingeni eliphezulu futhi isebenzisa izindinganiso zokukhiqiza ezinemininingwane, ifilakisi eliholela kulo libonisa ukufana okuphezulu, umbala, nokuqina okuyenza ibe nenani eliphezulu lentengo.

Ekugcineni, indlela engcono kakhulu yokwahlulela ikhwalithi yelineni ngemizwa yakho ngoba ukuthintwa kwento kuveza okuningi ngokwakheka kwendwangu nezinga lefayibha. Ilineni elisezingeni eliphezulu kufanele lizizwe libushelelezi kodwa liqinile ezandleni zakho, linokugqama okuncane okuthamba ngokushesha lapho ligezwa, futhi libe nokuthungwa okufanayo nokungaguquki okungabonisi amaqhubu noma izindawo ezinciphile ezingajwayelekile. Hlola indwangu ngokucophelela ukuze ubone ukulukwa okuhlanzekile nokufanayo nombala ofanayo ongena ngokujulile emicabangeni kunokuba uhlale nje ebusweni. Ilineni langempela lingase libe namaqhubu amancane emvelo noma ukungalingani, kodwa imikhiqizo ephezulu inciphisa lokhu kungaphumeleli kuyilapho igcina isici sendwangu. Lapho kungenzeka, cela amasampula aphathekayo ngaphambi kokuthenga okuningi ukuze ukwazi ukuhlola ukuthintwa, ukugoqeka, nesisindo ngokuqondile, uqinisekise ukuthi ilineni olikhethile lihlangabezana nawo wonke amathemba ohlelo lwakho oluthile.

Ukunakekela okufanele kubalulekile ekugcineni ubuhle nokuphila isikhathi eside kukalineni, futhi ngenhlanhla, indwangu iyathethelela ngokuphawulekayo uma ulandela imithetho elula embalwa. I-linen ingagezwa ngomshini emanzini abandayo noma afudumele nge-cyclic gentle, kodwa kufanele njalo usebenzise umsindo omnene ongenawo i-bleach nama-optical brighteners, okungenza buthaka imicu yemvelo ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Ukuze unciphise ukushwabana nokugcina umbala uqinile, gwema amanzi ashisayo nokujikeleza ngesivinini esikhulu, futhi cabanga ukugeza i-linen enombala omnyama ngokwehlukile ezingxenyeni ezikhanyayo ekugezeni kokuqala okumbalwa. Kokomisa, i-linen ingomiswa kancane kumshini wokomisa ngokushisa okuphansi, kodwa ukuyomisa emoyeni kulayini wezingubo kuyindlela ethambile kakhulu futhi kusiza ukunciphisa imibimbi ngokwemvelo. Uma kukhona ukungcola okuqinile okusala, ukwelashwa kancane ngaphambi kokugeza ngesisombululo somsindo omnene ngokuvamile kuyakuxazulula inkinga ngaphandle kokulimaza indwangu.

Ilineni idume ngokushwabana, kodwa abaningi abayithandayo bayakuthokozela lokhu kukhululeka, futhi ungakulawula kalula ngamasu afanele okushisela nokugcina. Ukuze uthole ukuphela okuhle, shisela ilineni isemanzi kancane usebenzisa insimbi eshisayo enomusi, ngoba umswakama usiza imicu ukuthi ikhululeke futhi icindezeleke kahle ibe bushelelezi. Ngenye indlela, yamukela ukuthungwa kwemvelo ngokushiya ilineni ishwabene kancane, okunikeza izingubo ezijwayelekile nokuhlelwa kwetafula ukubukeka okuhle nokungenamizamo abaningi abakuthandayo. Lapho ugcina ilineni, qiniseka ngaso sonke isikhathi ukuthi yomile ngokuphelele ukuvimbela isikhunta, futhi goqa izingubo noma ilineni ngokukhululekile endaweni epholile neyomile kunokuba ulengise izinto ezisindayo, ezinganwebeka ngenxa yesisindo sazo. Ngalezi zindlela ezilula, imikhiqizo yakho yelineni izohlala ihle futhi isebenza kahle iminyaka eminingi yokujabulela okuqhubekayo.

Kubhizinisi abafuna umlingani onokwethenjelwa ezindwangeni zemvelo, i-Ci-sheng Industrial Co., Ltd. igqama njengomkhiqizi ovelele onolwazi olungaphezu kweminyaka engu-45 ezinikele embonini yezindwangu. Inkampani igxile ezindwangeni zemvelo zekhwalithi ephezulu, okuhlanganisa ilineni, i-hemp, i-ramie, nezinketho eziphilayo, futhi isungule ubudlelwano obuhlala njalo namanye amabhrendi aziwa kakhulu emhlabeni ngokuletha ikhwalithi nesevisi ephawulekayo ngokungaguquki. Indawo yokukhiqiza yakwa-Ci-sheng ifakwe imishini yesimanje yokuhlwaya nokuluka eqinisekisa amazinga anembile okukhiqiza, kuyilapho izisebenzi ezinamakhono ziqondisa zonke izigaba kusukela ekukhetheni uluju oluhlaza kuya ekuqedeleni indwangu. Ngenxa yokuthi inkampani ilawula lonke uchungechunge lokuhlinzeka ngaphakathi, bangakwazi ukunikeza amanani ancintisanayo, ukwenza ngendlela oyifisayo okuguquguqukayo, nezikhathi zokuletha ezithembekile lapho abahlinzeki abancane noma abangahlanganisiwe ngokwanele bevame ukuhluleka ukufinyelela kuzo. Uma ungathanda ukuhlola imikhiqizo yabo ebanzi yezindwangu, ungabuka i-Umkhiqizo ikhasi ukuze ubone uhla olugcwele lwezinto zemvelo ezitholakalayo ezidingweni zebhizinisi lakho.

Ukuzibophezela kwe-Ci-sheng kwekhwalithi kudlulela kude nangale kwezikhono zayo zokukhiqiza, njengoba kufakazelwa izinqubo zayo eziqinile zokuhlola nokuzinikela kwayo ezenzweni ezisimeme nezinobulungiswa zokukhiqiza. Yonke ibhetshi ye-Indwangu Yelinen ihlolwa ngokucophelela ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukufana, amandla okudonsa, ukungapheli kombala, nokuthinteka kwesandla, kuqinisekiswa ukuthi yindwangu kuphela ehlangabezana nezindinganiso eziqinile ezifinyelela kumakhasimende abo. Inkampani futhi inikezaIsixazululo izinsiza, esekela amakhasimende ngamaphethini okuluka ngokwezifiso, izinqubo zokudaya ezenziwe ngokukhethekile, kanye nokwelashwa kokugcina okwenziwe ngokwezidingo ezithile zomklamo. Ngaphandle kwelinen, i-Ci-sheng ifaka phakathi imicu yemvelo ehambisanayo efana ne-hemp, i-ramie, usilika, ukotini, noqalo, okuvumela amabhizinisi ukuthi athole izinhlobonhlobo zezindwangu ezingenabungozi kumlingani oyedwa othembekile. Ukuze uthole ulwazi oluningi ngamagugu enkampani, ubuchwepheshe, nezinzuzo zokukhiqiza, vakashelaMayelana Nathi ikhasi, futhi nganoma yimiphi imibuzo noma imibuzo yokuthola imithombo, ithimba labo eliphendulayo lihlala litholakala nge-Xhumana Nathi ikhasi ukuze lisize ngezidingo zakho ezithile.

Ilineni ngempela ingenye yezindwangu eziguquguqukayo kakhulu, ezigcina imvelo, futhi ezinhle kakhulu ezitholakala kubathengi nasezamabhizinisi emakethe yezindwangu yanamuhla, inikeza inhlanganisela engavamile yokunethezeka, ukuqina, kanye nokuzibophezela kwemvelo. Kusukela emvelaphi yayo yasendulo nokuphefumula kwayo okuphawulekayo, kuya ekusetshenzisweni kwayo okuhlukahlukene ezindlini zokulala, ezemfashini, nasekuhlobiseni ikhaya, ilineni iletha inani elivelele kuyo yonke isigaba sezindwangu zasendlini nangale kwalokho. Ngokuqonda izindlela ezahlukene zokuluka, izisindo, nezinkomba zekhwalithi ezifana nokubalwa kwemicu kanye ne-GSM, ungakwazi ukwenza izinqumo eziqinisekile ezihambisana ngokuphelele nezidingo zakho nokuthanda kwakho kobuhle. Izinqubo ezifanele zokunakekela zizonweba impilo yokutshalwa kwemali kwakho kwelineni, kuyilapho ukukhetha umkhiqizi ohloniphekile njengo-Ci-sheng kuqinisekisa ukuthi uthola indwangu yekhwalithi ephezulu yangempela esekelwa ubungcweti obucishe bube yingxenye yekhulu leminyaka.

Njengoba isidingo sezindwangu ezisimeme siqhubeka sikhula, isimo selinen njengemicu yemvelo, ebolakalayo, nengenamthelela omkhulu emvelweni siyibeka kahle kakhulu ikusasa lapho ukusetshenziswa ngokuqaphela kuyizinga elisha. Noma ngabe ulungisa ikamelo lakho lokulala, uvuselela izingubo zakho, noma ufuna izinto zokwakha ezidingekayo emkhiqizweni wakho, ilinen ihlala iyitshalo lokutshala izimali elihlakaniphile kakhulu elikuvuzela ngobuhle obuhlala njalo nokusebenza kahle. Zithathele isikhathi sokuhlola izinketho zakho, uqhathanise izilinganiso zekhwalithi, futhi usebenzisane nabahlinzeki abathembekile ababelana ngokuzibophezela kwakho ekugqamiseni nasekusimemeni. Ngolwazi oluthole kulo mhlahlandlela, manje usuhlome ngokugcwele ukukhetha imikhiqizo ye-linen engcono kakhulu yekhaya lakho nebhizinisi lakho, uqinisekisa ukunethezeka nesitayela iminyaka ezayo.

Indwangu yelinen yenziwa ngemicu yesitshalo se-flax (Linum usitatissimum), esinye sezitshalo ezindala kakhulu ezitshalwayo emlandweni wesintu. Iziqu ze-flax ziyavunwa, zomiswe, bese zicutshungulwa ngezigaba ezilandelanayo ezibizwa ngokuthi i-retting, ukwephula, nokuxova ukuze kuhlukaniswe imicu emide ebalulekileyo kumongo wokhuni lwesitshalo. Leyo micu ibese iphothwa ibe yintambo bese ilukwa ibe yindwangu kusetshenziswa izindlela ezahlukene kuye ngokuthi kufuneka ukuthungwa nesisindo esinjani. Ngenxa yokuthi ilinen ivela ngokuphelele emthonjeni wemvelo wezitshalo, iyabola ngokuphelele futhi iyavuseleleka. Lokhu kuvela kwemvelo okumsulwa kungenye yezizathu eziyinhloko ezenza ilinen ibaluleke ngenxa yokuphefumula kwayo, amandla ayo, nokuhambisana nokongiwa kwemvelo.

Yebo, ilineni eyi-100% ingancipha kancane ngesikhathi sokugeza kokuqala, ngokuvamile cishe ngo-3 kuya ku-5%, kuye ngokuthi indwangu iminyene kangakanani noma ngabe yayincishisiwe ngaphambilini ngesikhathi ikhiqizwa. Ukuze unciphise ukuncipha, hlala ugeza ilineni emanzini abandayo noma afudumele nge-cyclic gentle futhi ugweme ukusebenzisa ukushisa okuphezulu kwe-dryer, okusheshisa ukufinyela kwemicu. Abakhiqizi abaningi abasezingeni eliphezulu, kuhlanganise nabahlinzeki abathembekile abafana no-Ci-sheng, bageza ngaphambilini noma banciphise ilineni yabo ukuze kube nokuncipha okuncane kakhulu ngemva kokuthenga. Ukuyomisa emoyeni noma ukuyilenga emgqeni kuyindlela ephephe kakhulu yokulondoloza ubukhulu bokuqala bezinto zakho zelineni. Hlala ubheka ilebula yokunakekela ukuze uthole imiyalelo ethile evela kumkhiqizi ngaphambi kokugeza.

Ilimu (Linen) libhekwa kabanzi njengenye yezindwangu ezinobungani nemvelo kakhulu emakethe ngoba ukutshalwa kwefilakisi (flax) kudinga amanzi amancane kakhulu kanye nemikhiqizo yamakhemikhali embalwa kunezitshalo zikakotini. Izitshalo zefilakisi zingakhula emhlabathini ongenamsoco, zincike kakhulu emvuleni yemvelo, futhi zisebenzisa cishe sonke isitshalo, okunciphisa udoti wezolimo. Ilimu nalo liyabola ngokuphelele emvelweni, libuyela emhlabathini ngaphandle kokukhipha ama-microplastics noma izinsalela eziyingozi ezingcolisa ulwandle nemifula. Ngaphezu kwalokho, abakhiqizi befilakisi baseYurophu balandela izindinganiso eziqinile zokulandeleka eziqinisekisa ukungasetshenziswa kwamanzi ngokunisela kanye nokungabi khona kwezinhlobo eziguquliwe zofuzo (GMO). Kubathengi namabhizinisi ahlose ukunciphisa umthelela wawo emvelweni, ukushintshela ebilinini (linen) yisinyathelo esisebenza kahle kakhulu nesibalulekile.

Ilineni icishe ibe namandla aphindwe kabili noma kathathu kunokotini, okwenza kube enye yezinto ezisimeme kakhulu ezitholakala emakethe. Imicu yayo emide, eqinile yefilakisi imelana nokugqokwa, ukudabuka, nokwakheka kwamabhola kangcono kakhulu kunemicu emifushane kakotini, futhi ilineni empeleni ithola amandla uma imanzi, okusiza ukumelana nokugezwa okuphindaphindiwe. Lokhu kuqina okungavamile kusho ukuthi imikhiqizo yelineni ivame ukuphila amashumi eminyaka, idlule izinto zikakotini ngesilinganiso esikhulu uma inakekelwa kahle. Nakuba izindleko zokuqala zelineni zivame ukuba phezulu, ukuphila kwayo isikhathi eside kuyenza ibe nomnotho ngokuhamba kwesikhathi ngoba akudingeki ukuthi ithathelwe indawo kaningi. Ngenxa yalezi zizathu, ilineni iyinto ekhethwayo ekusetshenzisweni okunomthwalo omkhulu njengamabhilidi, izinto zokuhlala, namalineni etafula ezinga lokudlela.

Ngamashidi elineni asezingeni eliphezulu, inani lentambo ephakathi kuka-120 no-200 ngokuvamile libhekwa njengelikahle ngoba linikeza inhlanganisela elinganiselayo yokuqina, ukuphefumula, nokuthungwa okujabulisayo. Ngokungafani nokotini, lapho izibalo zentambo eziphakeme kakhulu zikhombisa ubukhazikhazi, izibalo zentambo zelineni ezingaphezu kuka-200 zivame ukukhombisa ukuthi ukotini uhlanganiswe nendwangu, okunciphisa ukuphefumula nokuthungwa kwangempela kwelineni elihlanzekile. Isisindo samashidi, ngokuvamile esikalwa ngo-150 kuya ku-200 GSM, sibaluleke ngokulinganayo ekunqumeni ukunethezeka nokuqina. Uma ukhetha imibhede yelineni, gxila kuzinga lefayibha nokuduma komkhiqizi kunokulandela izibalo zentambo ezikhukhumele. Umhlinzeki ohloniphekile kufanele ngaso sonke isikhathi anikeze imininingwane esobala ukuze akusize wenze isinqumo esinolwazi.

Imibimbi iyisici semvelo selineni, kodwa ingalawuleka kalula uma kufiswa ukubukeka okucwebezelayo. Indlela ephumelela kakhulu uku-ayina ilineni ngenkathi isimanzi kancane, usebenzisa isethingi ephezulu kakhulu yomusi ku-ayina yakho bese ucindezela ohlangothini olungemuva lwendwangu ukuze ugweme ukukhanya. Okunye, sebenzisa i-garment steamer, esheshayo futhi ethambile emiculeni kuyilapho ikhulula ngempumelelo imibimbi enzima. Uma ukhetha ukwamukela ukubukeka okukhululekile kwemvelo kwelineni, vele ufafaze ingubo ngamanzi kancane bese uyilengisa ukuthi yome, ivumele imibimbi emnene ukuthi ivele. Abantu abaningi empeleni bakhetha ilineni ngoba ngenxa yokuthungwa kwayo okungenamizamo, okuhlala kusetshenziswa. Kulabo abangayithandi nhlobo imibimbi, i-twill weave linen inikeza ukumelana nemibimbi okukhulu kune-plain weave options.

Ilineni ifaneleka ngokukhethekile ehlobo nasezindaweni ezishisayo ngoba imicu yayo engena umoya, ephefumulayo ivumela umoya ukuthi ujikeleze ngokukhululeka kuyilapho ikhipha umswakama esikhunjeni. Lokhu kulawula izinga lokushisa ngokwemvelo kugcina umzimba upholile kunezindwangu eziningi, kuhlanganise nokotini nezingxube eziningi zokwenziwa. Ukwakheka kokuluka okuxekethile nakho kukhuthaza ukungena komoya, kuvimbele umuzwa wokunamathela nokungakhululeki obangelwa ukujuluka okunqwabelana esikhunjeni. Amasiko amaningi anezimo zezulu ezishisayo, kusukela eMedithera kuya ezindaweni ezishisayo, asebenzise izingubo zelineni nokulala kwelineni amakhulu eminyaka ngenxa yalokhu kusebenza okuhle kakhulu kokupholisa. Ngokulawula ukushisa ngokunethezekile, ilineni ngokungangabazeki iyona ndwangu yemvelo engcono kakhulu etholakalayo kubathengi namuhla.

Ilineni nokotini kokubili imicu yemvelo yezitshalo, kodwa zehluka kakhulu ekwakhekeni, ekusebenzeni, nasekusimameni. Imicu yelineni mide, iqinile, futhi inomgodi, okwenza ilineni ibe nomoya omuhle kakhulu, ikwazi ukukhipha umswakama, futhi ihlale isikhathi eside uma iqhathaniswa nokotini. Ilineni inokuthinta okukhethekile, okuqinile nokuncane uma iyathintwa, kodwa ithambe uma iwashiwe, kanti ukotini uvamise ukuba buthakathaka futhi bushelelezi ngokushesha kodwa uguga ngokushesha. Ngokombono wemvelo, ifilakisi idinga amanzi amancane kakhulu nezibulala-zinambuzane ezimbalwa kune-kotini, okwenza ilineni ibe ukukhetha okusimeme kakhulu. Ilineni nayo ishwabana kalula kune-kotini, nakuba abathengi abaningi bakwamukela lokhu njengengxenye yobuhle bayo bemvelo. Khetha ilineni ukuze uthole ukuphila isikhathi eside, ukuphefumula kahle, nokuhambisana nemvelo, kanti ukotini uwukhethele ukuthamba ngokushesha nezindleko eziphansi.

Imbhede yelinen ngokuvamile ingagezwa kanye noma kabili ngesonto, kuye ngokuthanda komuntu, indlela yokusetshenziswa, kanye nemikhuba yokuhlanzeka. Ngenxa yokuthi ilinen ngokwemvelo inamandla okulwa namagciwane, imunca umswakama, futhi yoma ngokushesha, ivame ukuhlala ihlanzekile isikhathi eside kunezindwangu ezenziwe ngamakhemikhali futhi ayidingi ukuhlanzwa njalo ngokweqile. Phakathi kwezikhathi zokugeza, ungavele uyomise umoya imbhede yelinen noma uvusele imicamelo nezingubo zokulala elangeni elithambile ukuze ugcine iphunga elihlanzekile nelijabulisayo. Uma ugeza, sebenzisa amanzi abandayo noma afudumele anensipho ethambile futhi ugweme ubleach, ngoba bungenza imicu ibe buthakathaka futhi kulimaze ukuqina kwendwangu. Ukulandela le mihlahlandlela kugcina ikhwalithi yelinen yakho ngenkathi kugcina indawo yakho yokulala ihlanzekile futhi ikhululekile.

Ilimu ngokuvamile libiza kakhulu kunokotini noma izindwangu eziningi ezenziwe ngamakhemikhali ngoba ukutshalwa kweflaksi nokukhipha imicu kudinga umsebenzi omningi, futhi iflaksi ekahle yaseYurophu itshalwa ngamanani alinganiselwe. Izindleko zezinto ezingavuthiwe ziphakeme, futhi izinqubo ezikhethekile ezidingekayo ukuze kuphendlwe futhi kulukwe ilinu elihle zinomthelela ekubizeni okuphezulu. Nokho, uma ubheka ukuqina okungavamile kwelinu, okungandisa impilo yomkhiqizo ngamashumi eminyaka, ngokuvamile kuba nezindleko eziphansi esikhathini eside uma kuqhathaniswa nezindwangu ezishibhile ezidinga ukushintshwa njalo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, isidingo esikhulayo sezindwangu ezingagcini emvelweni nezemvelo sandise uhla lwemikhiqizo yelinu ngamanani ahlukahlukene, okwenza ilinu elisezingeni eliphezulu lifinyeleleke kubantu abaningi. Ukuthenga kubakhiqizi abasunguliwe abafana noCi-sheng nakho kunganikeza inani elingcono ngokuthola izinto ngqo kanye nezinqubo ezicacile zentengo.