Source: Roy Roberson, SOUTH EAST FARM PRESS, 9/14/11

CraiLar is a process that turns flax into a cotton-like fiber and a 20 percent blend with true cotton fiber increases the water resistance, or wicking, capability of cotton, helps the fabric hold its color and increases durability of the fabric.

The process was developed by Canada-based Naturally Advanced Technologies (NAT).

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