Linen industry

thumb|A linen handkerchief with [[drawn thread work around the edges]] thumb|upright|Linen cloth recovered from Qumran Cave 1 near the [[Dead Sea]] thumb|Flax stem, fiber, yarn, and woven and knitted linen textiles

thumb|300px|Textile samples: fustian, linen and [[moleskin]]

Linens, also referred to uncountably as linen, are fabric household goods intended for daily use, such as bedding, tablecloths, and towels. "Linens" may also refer to church linens, the altar cloths used in church.

Grade I listed factory in Shropshire, England, UK

300px|thumb|Bleekveld in een dorp (Bleachfield in a village), circa 1650 (Jan Brueghel the Younger) A bleachfield or bleaching green was an open area used for spreading cloth on the ground to be purified and whitened by the action of the sunlight. Bleaching fields were usually found in and around mill towns in Great Britain and were an integral part of textile manufacture during the British Industrial Revolution.

magnifying device used to check fabrics quality

Paper made from discarded textiles

thumb|Beetling engine. thumb|Wellbrook beetling mill in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Beetling is a textile finishing process, where linen or cotton fabric is pounded to produce a flat, lustrous effect.