Another amazing result is the spongy touch, in linen with viscose. Stretch additions give linens the same comfort and suppleness as they add to the new denims. For a smoother feel, some firms add polyester which attenuates the usual creasing. Surface may be slightly grainy with a sandy touch, others are cloky like seersucker. Fashion now also transforms linens in a shiny material by way of coatings, chintzy or lacquered finishes.
Simpler aspects are the bleached and neutral-colored plains.
Graphic textures and variations on stripes and bands are frequent. There is a profusion of transparent types. Gauzes particularly, which sometimes appear torn or used and chiffons. Some varieties of those are worked in a kind of patchwork, others bear loose pieces which float on the surface. Their grounds may also be spotted with velvet dots.