Carded and combed flax tops
Our basic products since the beginning.
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End-users: spinning mills, based on wool spinning system
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Hackled tow consisting of long fibres as basic resource
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Fibre length between 120 and 140 mm
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Are mixed with polyester and viscose in a ration of 30% flax . We have established also from experience that flax can perfectly be mixed with acrylic, cashmere, silk, wool and other textile resources.
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For spinning yarn counts between 18 and 50 Nm.
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Depending on the yarn count and the desired type of fabric, up to 55% linen can be used.
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Price and quality are determined by the fineness, cleanliness and regularity of the combed sliver.
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Variations are possible in colour: yellow/beige (water retted) or écru/natural (dew retted), bleached or boiled/degummed (whereby we give the fibres an extra wetting/oiling to make them still finer) and based on the number of times it has been combed, single-combed, double-combed or doubled, etc.