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Yes, flax is a fibre crop (hence linen). However, not all flax is grown for its fibre; some is grown for its oil. Hence, you have linseed flax and fibre flax. Flax fibre is primarily phloem fibre, meaning it's bast or soft fibre.
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What is flax made from?
flax seed oil. But not limited to. Linen fibre is made from flax.
Is flax a natural fibre?
Yes, flax, Linum usitatissimum, is a natural fibre, and the seeds (whole seed, milled (ground), or oil form) are edible.
Examples of fiber crops and meaning?
example: cotton ,fibre, flax etc......... things which are useful for us is known as fibre crops
What plants are grown for fiber in Alberta?
Cotton, fibre flax, hemp
What is name of woody Asian shrub stem yields flax like fibre?
Ramie
What are the sources of flax fibre?
Flax fiber comes from the bast under the surface of the stem of the flax plant. The major producers of flax are Canada, China, Russia, and India, although the UK, USA, Ethiopia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, and Argentina also produce substantial quantities.
What did the Ancient Egyptians use to make there clothes?
They used a fibre extracted from the flax plant which we call linen.
The dead in ancient Egypt were wrapped in linen cloth got from?
Linen is a fibre made from Flax plants.
Name the plants that give us fibre?
sandalwood banana jute hemp flax coconut kapok
What is a plant fiber?
god provides all fibre you must be simply minded to not know that
What plant or animal does linen come from?
And linen can be a mixture of things, (wool/cotton, etc), but it is mostly cotton.
What did they do to flax ancient Egypt?
clothes were made from linen and tools from bronze and pots and other things were made from dirt and clay.
