MODERN FABRICS ELABORATED FROM ALTERNATIVE AND MIXED YARN

The article presents the following things: distinctive feature of linen and alternative fibers, brief history of fabrics produced from bast fiber, usage of historical and exotic plants fibers in order to develope unique modern fabrics, elaboration of technology for production clothers from bamboo. In the article the authors mark out the value of linen fiber, the present day direction in the textile industry development ? cottonizing of linen fiber and widespread using of alternative fibers for environment protection, and the role of bast fibers combined with other fibers in expanding and perfecting the range of modern fabrics.