Linen Care Guide

Linen is a beautiful fabric that is easy to take care of. The greatest part is that every wash will bring out your linen with a little more character and even softer. 

Washing Instructions

• Wash your linen on a gentle cycle, cold to warm water (±40°C or 105°F)
• Air dry linen for best results, or dry tumble on low
• Do not use bleach
• Ironing is fine, but not necessary
• Separate your linens and wash with similar colours to avoid discolouration 

 

Frequently Asked Questions

What is linen?

Linen is made from fibers of the flax plant. Flax itself is resilient and can easily be grown in poor soil and uses less water than cotton to grow. Because it’s made from earth linen is biodegradable. The strong fibers allow the material to withstand a large amount of washings without losing its properties.

Our ancestors have used linen for thousands of years. And reasonably so, linen is highly versatile. From keeping you warm in the winter and cool in the summer, to being able to absorb moisture without holding bacteria. It’s breathable, dries faster than cotton, and even becomes softer and develops more character with each wash. Flax has been known to be used in medicine to cover and heal wounds.

 

Where are the items made?

We pride ourselves in providing high quality pieces made in BC, Canada. Lillicity carefully selected the best linen we were able to get our hands on. We understand that buying items online can be intimidating, that’s why we ensured to take the extra steps to choose the perfect linen.

Our European linen is pre-washed and has a less than 2% shrinkage rate. While we offer un-dyed raw linen and natural linen, we ensured that our coloured fabric only touched earth friendly dyes. Our fabric is also Oeko-tex certified.

 

 

What is Oeko-tex?

To attain Oeko-Tex Standard 100 certification, the fabric has been tested and certified to be free from harmful levels of more than 100 substances known to be harmful to human health.

 

 

Why does my linen shed?

Linen is made from a plant, therefore shedding is natural. The lint that your linen sheds does go down overtime, you can speed up the process with a few extra cold washes and tumble dries. This way you can rest assured you have a natural fabric on your hands, shedding is part of all textiles made from earth.