Linen Obi Tuck Pants | crisp white

• M
  • Waist 13"
  • Hip 21"
  • Length 35"
  • Inseam 25"
  • Front rise 13"
  • Ankle 7.5"
  • Model is 5'9" and wears M
• L
  • Waist 14.5"
  • Hip 23"
  • Length 36.5"
  • Inseam 27"
  • Front rise 14"
  • Ankle 8.5"
  • The model is 5'9" and wears M

 

Measurements taken flat so double where necessary; +/- a tolerance inherent to hand made clothing.

• Fabric: 100% linen
• Handfeel: Mid-weight, crisp linen. Slightly sheer - recommend wearing natural-coloured underwear. *Note: this cloth is not linen gauze like the rest of the Lineya Collection
• Care: Gentle hand wash. Do not soak. Drip dry flat. Gentle steam iron.
• Properties: Linen is a strong cloth which dries quickly, making it a great conductor of heat - it is a perfect fabric to wear in hotter weather. It has low elasticity which gives it a smooth texture and makes it easy to wrinkle. We love the look of a crushed linen garment!
• Origin: West Bengal, India

 

Textile Story

 

We partner with a Weaving Society, set up in 1958 in Phulia, West Bengal, to hand weave this beautiful cloth. Only the more experienced weavers like Jhuran Das, pictured here, can weave linen as the yarn is more brittle than the cotton they are used to, and thus more difficult to weave.

 

Linen is made from the flax plant and is one of the oldest fibres used by man to create textiles. Once harvested, the flax stalks undergo a range of processes to create a fibre that can be spun into yarn: the stalks undergo a fermentation process known as retting, then drying, crushing and beating.

 

Our yarn is sourced from India's first linen producer, Jayashri Mills. It is then dyed and starched, and spun onto bobbins. It then goes through several pre-loom processes to prepare it for the loom: denting, drafting and drumming. It is next loaded onto the loom where the design is set. Jhuran and his fellow weavers sit at pit looms where they turn this yarn into exquisite cloth.

 

We work with a small, ethical stitching unit in Delhi to turn this cloth into our range of Lineya styles. Our Lineya Collection is named after the earliest women linen workers in Ancient Egypt, some 4000 years ago. Read more about our partners and process here. Any variations or irregularities are part of the design and inherent to the production process.