In this research an effect of a flame-retardant coating with antimony trioxide (Sb2O3),commercial printing pastes Printperfec EX-TS, Tubvinyl 235MC and a pigment Bezaprint ROT KFonto a raw linen fabric and a bleached linen fabric has investigated. After the coating 5 washing cycles were applied to half of the fabrics. The burning test of the raw and the bleached linen fabrics and those coated with commercial printing pastes and antimony trioxide, as well as the washed fabrics was accomplished. The results of the test show, that the raw and the bleached linen fabric burns completely. The flame extinction was observed for coated fabrics and coated washed fabrics.