Yarn can be made from natural materials such as cotton, linen,silk and wool.

VOA: special.2009.11.04

We are told how much linen is expected from a place called Rion.

我们知道,一个叫莱昂的地方将有多少亚麻布

耶鲁公开课 - 古希腊历史简介课程节选

The most famous mummies are the Egyptian ones, which were carefully dried out with salts, treated with oils and resins and wrapped in linen before being placed in a coffin.

VOA: standard.2010.05.05