Daft question

[cooked]

Is linen cultivated in Thailand? If not, does anyone know where it is imported from? There are a few places where it is woven around Bangkok. I do mean Linen and not hemp or cotton.

Thanks.

[dddave]

Linen is derived from the flax plant, the process of making linen has many steps and is labor intensive. Flax is grown extensively in India but I don't know about SE Asia.

Edited April 23, 2016 by dddave

[Speedo1968]

I understand that MANY years ago there used to be a flax factory not far from Banphai ( 45 Km south of Khon Kaen ). It was managed by an Indian gentleman who had / has been living here for many years. It is of course now closed. No idea why. Sorry cant help with details of another working factory in Thailand.

[dddave]

A bit hokey but this shows how much work was involved in making linen.

[cooked]

A bit hokey but this shows how much work was involved in making linen.

Thanks. I have made linen cloth in the traditional way and I don't want to do it again. I am asking because I have recently sourced relatively cheap linen products in Bangkok and Northern Thailand and was wondering where the linen came from.

[jaapfries]

Wow; I had no idea how incredibly 'Labor-Intensive' this was . . . . . .

Thank you for sharing this !