Then it is "twisted" in a process which involves drawing the clump of flax into shape, and then rolling several filaments together to make a tough thread. Only after this complicated procedure is the thread ready for dyeing.
所謂拈線，就是把一團麻線理出頭序來，再將幾條細絲搓揉成一條堅固的線。經過以上複雜的手續，最後才是染色。