Did you ever stop to think about where linen comes from? Many rely on it as our foundation fabric of choice, but I didn't quite realize the process required to produce it.
Here are some videos that get into a fair bit of detail.
This guy gets a bit long winded on the topic, but you really see how flax was turned into something spinnable way back when:
Here's a view of how linen is processed into fabric in the modern world. It comes from an upholstery fabric website, but the method is the same for our foundation fabric:
...and for good measure, here's an example of how jute is processed into burlap:
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