Linen was Scotland's premier industry in the 18th century and formed the basis for the later cotton, jute, and woollen industries.

Linen and cotton derive from two entirely different plants, the flax plant and the cotton plant.

Common materials used in macramé include cotton twine, Linen, hemp, leather or yarn.

Linen, cotton, gloves and cutlery were also manufactured in the county, silk at Malmesbury and of course carpets at Wilton.

From an employment point of view, major employers in and around the town are Carl Zeiss Vision ( formerly Sola Optical ), Wexford Creamery, Celtic Linen, Wexford Viking Glass, Snap-Tite, Waters Technology, Kent Construction, Equifax and PNC Global Investment Servicing ( formerly PFPC ).

* Dirty Linen and New-Found-Land, a pair of plays by Tom Stoppard that are always performed together

Linen clothes are popular among both sexes.

* " Gusot-Mayaman " (" gusot " means " wrinkled " and " mayaman " means " wealthy ") and Linen barong are barong that are not constructed with pina, jusi, or similarly delicate fabrics are generally considered less formal than the barong Tagalog.

Linen products associated with Jacquard weaving are linen damask napery, Jacquard apparel fabrics and damask bed linen.

A recent perusal of their support site yielded the following claim: " Zest Linen Fresh, Tropical Fresh and Tangerine Mango Twist are no longer made with synthetic ingredients.

The second floor rooms, comprising Mrs. Vanderbilt's suite of Bedroom, Boudoir and Bathroom ( designed by Ogden Codman ), Mr. Vanderbilt's Bedroom and Bathroom, Guest Bedrooms and Baths and the Linen Room, are disposed around the Second Floor Hall and the North and South Foyers.

In her review for Dirty Linen, Annette C. Eshleman said, " In just under three hours, viewers are able to watch as Paul evolves from a young, inexperienced folk singer wearing a backwards baseball cap to the highly respected, confident, seasoned performer that he is today ".

Visitors may see permanent ethnological exhibitions such as the Zagorje-style Wedding, the Life of Newly-weds, From Hemp to Linen, Blacksmith's Crafts, Cart-wright's Craft, Pottery, From Grain to Bread, etc.

The Liber Linteus Zagrabiensis ( also rarely known as Liber Agramensis ) ( Latin for Linen Book of Zagreb or Book of Agram ) is the longest Etruscan text and the only extant linen book.

His very first novel which is also considered his masterpiece, Maila Anchal ( The Soiled Linen, 1954 ), was a social novel that depicted the life of rural Bihar and its people, especially the backward and the deprived.

Lomba Grande also received the first German immigrants who settled in the Hemp Linen factory, then owned by the municipality of Sao Leopoldo.

Solis also encouraged and negotiated with the International Produce Market and American Linen Company to stay and / or locate in the 25th Wards Planned Manufacturing District ( PMD ) which has brought and continues to bring jobs and capital to the community.

Keep It Simple was recorded in Sickmen's apartment in Charlottesville's Linen Building, also by Cole who did the sound engineering on both recordings.

The Linen Books were also used, with less confidence, by another historian Aelius Tubero, who likewise wrote about myths.

The company needed to increase production of the Miles Messenger and in doing so they took over a former Linen Mill in Banbridge, County Down, Northern Ireland for the production of components of the aircraft.

Linen weaving and brickmaking were for a long time, next to farming, the most important economic activities.

At one time, the range of products marketed as Zest comprised Aqua Pure, Energy Fresh, Linen Fresh, Ultimate Clean ( said to offer antibacterial action ), Spring Burst, Tropical Fresh, and Whitewater Fresh ; along with three liquid body washes, Spring Splash, Morning Garden, and Ocean Energy.

* Linen is produced in the Middle East

Linen () is a textile made from the fibers of the flax plant, Linum usitatissimum.

Linen is labor-intensive to manufacture, but when it is made into garments, it is valued for its exceptional coolness and freshness in hot weather.

Linen is a bast fiber.

Linen is relatively easy to take care of, since it resists dirt and stains, has no lint or pilling tendency, and can be dry-cleaned, machine-washed or steamed.

Linen should not be dried too much by tumble drying: it is much easier to iron when damp because of its growth pattern.

Linen is particularly suitable for the use of oil paint.

Linen is composed of higher quality material, and remains popular with many professional artists, especially those who work with oil paint.

An exhibition about the Irish linen industry is now housed in the Irish Linen Centre, which can be found in the old Market House in Market Square.

The predominant occupation listed in the 1841 census and 1843 statistical account for Barry Parish is that of ' Linen Hand Loom Weaver '.

Linen is cloth woven from, or yarn spun from the flax fibre, which was grown in Ireland for many years before advanced agricultural methods and more suitable climate led to the concentration of quality flax cultivation in northern Europe ( Most of the world crop of quality flax is now grown in Northern France, Belgium and the Netherlands ).

Linen damask weaving in Ireland has less capacity, and it is confined at very much the top end of the market for luxury end uses.

Fabric which is woven outside Ireland and brought to Ireland to be bleached / dyed and finished cannot carry the Irish Linen Guild logo, which is the Guild trademark, and signifies the genuine Irish Linen brand.

1730: The Glasgow Linen Society is formed

The Linen Hall Library is located at 17 Donegall Square North, Belfast, Northern Ireland.

The Linen Hall Library is a unique institution.

In 1802 the Library moved into permanent premises in White Linen Hall ( from which it took its name, though legally it is still the Belfast Society for Promoting Knowledge ).

In 1857 the new stone arch cost $ 3, 200 to build and was paid for by the Willimantic Linen Co. ( Willimantic Thread ) and an eight percent tax hike on the town ’ s richest citizens.

In 1971, the Bank agreed to merge with the British Linen Bank, owned by Barclays Bank.

The town was becoming prosperous, and by 1882 it had a Head Post Office with a savings bank, insurance and telegraph departments, and branches of the Bank of Scotland and the British Linen Company, Caledonian, Commercial, North of Scotland, Royal and Union Banks, and the National Securities Savings Bank, offices or agencies of 48 insurance companies, five hotels and a newspaper.

* " Darryl Purpose: The Cards He's Dealt " by Annette C. Eshleman, Dirty Linen, 93, April / May 2001

The song has been recorded by Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, The Chieftains, Josh Andrews, The Flash Girls, Caroline Groussain, Sheri Kling, Show of Hands, Peter, Paul and Mary ( as " Flora "), Mark Knopfler, Crooked Still, Dirty Linen, Branimir Štulić ( in Croatian, titled " Usne Vrele Višnje ") and Pat Gubler ( PG Six ) on the album Slightly Sorry ( Amish Records 2010 ) among others.

* " A Plain Linen Shift: Plain Sewing Makes the Most of Your Fabric ", by Kathleen R. Smith, Threads Magazine, Feb / Mar 1987.

What constitutes genuine Irish linen has been defined by the Irish Linen Guild.

As the Library's centenary approached it was hit by another setback as it lost its premises in White Linen Hall to make way for the construction of the new City Hall.

The site now occupied by Belfast City Hall was once the home of the White Linen Hall, an important international Linen Exchange.

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One by Margaret Woodward, Francisco Lezcano riding the unicycle, and one by Amanda Robins, Linen dress, and gave them to the gallery.

The mysterious Linen Books, stated to have been preserved in the temple of Juno Moneta, need not be dismissed as sheer forgeries fabricated by Gaius Licinius Macer.