The flax plant produces a special type of fiber, which is used in the production of linen. This plant is readily available in the Mediterranean basin and was also used at the time of Pharaohs of the Egyptian civilization for clothing. This plant is also available in Russia and not only this, it is considered as the finest in the world. This Russian linen was conventionally hand embroidered with different colorful images and pictures. Many such pictures were religious in nature but also had a symbolic meaning. The meanings of several of the pictures are lost now but artisans keep on using them.

There was a time when the production of linen was rapidly decreasing in the world but Russia was the only country who increases its output. The other popular use of Russian linen is the high rating linen canvases used by different artists all over the country but one of the major disadvantages of Russian linen was that it was very expensive and was not readily available in the market due to its short production.

One of most important question in the minds of customers is that how to maintain bed linen so that they can be used for several years. The answer to this query is that one should replace his/her bed linen everyday in order to keep it in a healthy situation.

Fine table linen is usually characterized by attractive materials, fine workmanship and stylish design. They are very soft and are made from cotton.