differentiate between cotton and linen.
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Cotton comes from cotton plants, and linen comes from flax plants. Both are popular materials found in clothing and domestic textiles, although the considerable differences between them make each fiber better suited for specific applications. Thesedifferences become apparent once the fibers are woven into cloth.
Linen
Linen is derived from the flax plant. The flax goes through a lengthy production process to produce linen textiles. This process includes the harvesting of the plant for the longest possible fibers, the drying of the plant, the removing of the seeds, the removing of the fibers from the stalk, and then, finally, the knitting of the fibers into the linen textile.
Cotton
Cotton is derived from the cotton plant and is typically processed by machine. Once the cotton is picked, the fiber is separated, cleaned, and straightened into thin strands. The strands are then spun into yarn, which is weaved into a cotton textile. Because this process is less intensive than the linen process, cotton textiles tend to be lower priced.