The invention provides a linen printing and dyeing method, belonging to the field of textile printing and dyeing. The method comprises the following steps: 1) pretreatment, 2) water washing, 3) color paste preparation, 4) dyeing and printing and 5) drying. The method has the advantages and beneficial effects that by utilizing the method, the dye uptake of cloths can be increased, the dyeing time is short and the dyed cloths do not easily fade after being washed with water for many times.