It takes about 100 days for flax to grow from seed to harvest. Traditionally in Ireland the seed was sown on St Patrick’s Day and harvested on the 12th July.

Fashion designer Patrick Grant has helped to lead the project to grow flax in Blackburn and turn it into linen Back in April a team of about 30 volunteers started work on a grand plan - to grow ...

Textiles Tutor Niki Taylor sports a linen top using dyed fibre It takes around 100 days to grow flax from seed to harvest, which may make it attractive for Scotland's shorter growing season.

This unit looks at how linen is produced from flax, a plant that was once widely grown in Northern Ireland. The pupils will be encouraged to grow their own linen, recognise the different stages of ...

The journey for one of Luca Faloni’s linen shirts begins in the flax fields of Normandy, northern France, though, as the designer asserts, they are 100 per cent Italian in their construction.

Making sustainable choices is good for the environment and our own peace of mind. When it comes to curtains, these are most ...

Belarusian specialists have learned how to make good, thin fabrics and other goods that are in demand on world markets. We have essentially achieved a zero-waste operating cycle. However, there are ...

Linen bedding has soared in popularity over the years, and now just about every major home andj bedding company offers a take on flax-derived sheets, while brands like New York–based Hawkins and ...

Last summer the European Confederation of Flax and Hemp organized its first Linen Day Paris ... has turned to imports as growing the plant at home has become too expensive. The traditional ...

That may have been Blue Flax, or Linum lewisii. It’s a hardy yet beautiful plant to witness in nature, and luckily, you can ...

Gardeners of all levels love finding beautiful and easy-to-grow species for their gardens. If you’re on the lookout for this ...