Linenize
To Linenize or Linenizing is the process transforming paper, cloth, cotton to attain properties of Linen, a textile made from flax plant fibers or Linens fabrics. It may be thought of as the process of making another process imitate linen. A product which has been processed to achieve linen-like properties is said to be linenized.
One method involves impressing a linen-like pattern onto the surface of paper, cloth or other malleable substance.[citation needed]
Linenizing is most frequently done[citation needed] on paper products and its use on paper products goes back to the early part of the 20th century.