Plus, they’re twice as strong as cotton sheets, hypoallergenic, dirt- and lint-resistant, and eco-friendly (flax, the crop linen is made from, requires little water and few pesticides to grow). The ...

You can trace the start of a small, striped piece of fabric to a humid July morning. That day, students harvested flax. Then they processed the fiber, spun it into yarn, dipped in dye and wove it into ...