Linen

material · 8000 BC · Stone Age

A fabric of flax fibres; in Egypt it made clothing, sails and bandages.

Where it is used

• Sail — is material for. Egyptian sails were made of linen.
• Bandage — is material for. The Egyptians bound wounds with strips of linen.
• Stretcher — is material for. With cloth stretched between them.
• Lateen sail — is material for. Sails were sewn from linen and cotton.
• Caravel — is material for. The sails were linen.
• Galleon — is material for. The sails were linen.
• Tailor’s tape — is material for. A tailor’s tape is a linen strip.

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