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Luxury of the Tsars - the
new collection from Alenska
From the fields of Northern Russia comes natural linen – one of the purest fabrics there is. Sometimes known in Russia as ‘ Northern Silk ’, our linen gleams with innate beauty ; and a sure sign of the real thing – the more you use it, the softer it becomes. Pure Russian flax gives linen its unique quality and feel. The Russian climate is ideal for the natural growth of the crop – which is renewable with a short cycle. What’s more, every part of the plant is put to various uses – and that makes flax one of the world’s most eco-friendly crops.
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OLDEST INDUSTRIES
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PRODUCTS
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–
LINEN
TO LEADING-EDGE DESIGNS.
Linen dates back to 8,000 BC and the Pharaohs. Ancient Egyptians admire its lightness and purity. They could spin the fabric so finely, they could
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ALL
pass whole linen garments through a finger-ring. They also used it
FINISHES
for embalming mummies – and seeing the soul safely through to
ARE
FINE
–
the after-life.
A N D E A S Y- C A R E F E AT U R E S .
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Northeast Europeans started cultivating linen around 2,000BC
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– well over a millennium before the Irish linen industry emerged
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in the 17th century.
For hundreds of years, people have woven
rituals, myths and legends around flax. Eastern Slavs saw DUE
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it as an antidote to black magic; and Bohemian peasants thought
THAN
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that,
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IT WO N ’ T S H R I N K O R L O S E C O L O U R .
NOTE,
to
become
beautiful,
– 160
had
only
to
dance
in a field of flax.
T O T H AT, F O R O U R
B E D L I N E N , W E U S E O N LY T H E P U R E S T, F I N E S T L I N E N
children
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In Peter the Great’s time, linen was so popular and had OUR
so
L I N E N D O E S N ’ T L O S E I T S S H A P E , A N D T H E M O R E I T ’ S WA S H E D , T H E S O F T E R I T
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T E N N I S B A L L S I N T H E T U M B L E - D R I E R , YO U ’ L L F I N D T H E L I N E N C O M E S UT SOFT AND SMOOTH.
E V E RY
TIME.
standard
many
Government
finding its ordinary
uses
way
into
Russians
that tax
a to
tax be
went
on
flax
–
the
first-ever
imposed
in
Russia.
As
well
the palaces of successive tsars, many
insisted
on
linen
for
everyday
purpose
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as
Victoria Finesse meets tradition in this sinuous Art Nouveau pattern.
Greek Key Saffron Classic as it comes. Warm and gentle with
Subtle beige and white.
a lovely flower design.
Waves Inspired by the endless, ageless
Bouquet
rhythms of the sea. A floral contribution to make a beautiful bedroom more beautiful still.
Berta Glowing white with
Maple L eaf
traditional hemstitch. An exquisite mix of art and nature.
Jas mine Ina Chaste white with a discreet, embroidered border.
White on natural linen – with a design that evokes the fragrant flower.
Tina White offset by gently contrasting borders of lime and yellow.
Nela A curvaceous arabesque enlivens this magnificent tablecloth.
Rose As pretty as its name promises.
Cal ia Lil y Natural or chocolate, with the lily blossoming above the surface.
Regina Queen of tablecloths with a simple dignified design.
Val se Margarita
Leafy swirls & swaggering curves evoking the
Beautiful beige
rhythms of the most
embroidered
romantic dance of all.
flowers with lovely lacy edging.
Laume A crochet pattern provides this tablecloth with a uniquely beautiful border.
Paisley The famous Ottoman pinecone design elegantly translated to the ever-useful runner.