Obtaining flax fiber

- After ripening, the flax is “pulled” and spread on the field in the form of a ribbon so that, under the influence of natural moisture (dew, rain), fungi begin to develop on the flax, which destroy the pectin substances that connect the fiber to the wood of the stem. As a result, the flax straw produces a “trusta”, in which the separation of the fiber from the stem is facilitated. Then the flax raw materials obtained in this way (“trust”) are supplied to flax mills for further processing.

- Primary processing of flax takes place at the flax plant. On crushing-scattering units, during the process of crushing and scuffing, the fibers take the form of long strands, the length of which is approximately equal to the length of the stem. Some of the fibers break off or break off and end up in the scuffing waste. Destroyed wood from the stem (fire) also ends up in the scraping waste.

- Various qualities are obtained from flax stalk long fiber, and from processed scutching waste - short fiber.

- For further processing, flax fiber is usually supplied to flax mills, where the long scuffed fiber is carded, after which it is separated into combed and towed. After this, all types of fiber are processed using various technologies using wet and dry spinning methods and are used to make various fabrics. Thin, high-quality yarn is obtained from combed long flax fiber, which is used to make various fabrics for clothing, bed linen, etc.