True linen comes in different weights. Washed linen does wrinkle but the more it's washed the softer it gets but will likely always need pressing. I used several of my grandmother's linen napkins once. For myself and my brothers, I had an iron transfer made at an office store and I used the napkins to press the picture onto. I did a border around the napkin and did some quilting in the border and a decorative stitch around the join of the napkin to the border. Came out great. When my parents passes I got the one I made for them back. Family heirloom no one ever thinks of doing.