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Flax is a fast and easy growing annual, which requires a cool and relatively humid climate.[1] In its growing and processing, flax has minimal impacts on the environment in comparison to other fibres. Linen, the fabric derived from the flax plant, may offer a more sustainable alternative to cotton and polyester. Humans began using flax for several thousand years ago, and flax is probably the first plant that was used for textile production. Natural fibers are divided into the plant fiber and animal fiber. Flax is a plant fiber, and along with cotton it is the most important ingredient in the industry of apparel and home textiles[?]. Plant fibers are divided into “seed hair”, stalk fiber, leaf fiber and fruit fiber. Flax is a bast fiber which means that the fiber is extracted from the stalk from the 0.5-1,25 m tall linen plant. The flax fibers located inside the stalk are joined together with plant glue to 60-75 cm long tows. The fibers can grow from the plants root to tip and is cemented in bundles of approximately 20-25 per stem. The fibers are similar to but straighter and often referred to as elements fibers. The flax is prepared by various processes such as scratching, digestion/rotting, fractioning, peeling, hedge treatment and sometimes even spinning and weaving. A distinction is made between flax and linseed/oil-lin.