Flax fiber

The stages flax goes through to become linen.

Water retted flax fiber

Just the Flax Ma'am - Cannabinoids from sources beyond hemp. Flax is a food and fiber crop that is traditionally grown in cooler regions of the world, including many states in the USA. It has been part of the global

A non-fruit orienting species of banana, abaca (Musa Textilies), has been developed for centennial as a fabric filament. Additionally, recognized as "M ...

My flax is blooming! Can’t wait to experiment. My cotton is sprouting! The white and tan anyway, the green is not doing so well. I’ve been told that our area is not hot enough for cotto…

So, this past summer I grew some flax for fiber. After rippling, retting, breaking, scutching and hackling, I ended up with 6.9 ounces of fiber, ready to spin (see a picture here.) I finally had a chance to spin half of the flax fiber up into a two-ply laceweight linen yarn: I got 425 yards total. The other half should yield about the same, so I should end up with between 800 and 900 yards of laceweight linen yarn. I'd love to weave it into a kitchen towel, but I don't have a loom yet. I'm…

Belgian flax linen is also known as European flax linen. It is made from a European-grown flax plant which is woven and exported outside Europe most of the time in India and China.

TEXTILE No. by Karin Carlander carries the Masters of Linen® certificate. All textiles in the collection are woven of 100% European linen spun from naturally grown flax watered entirely by rainfall. All manufacturing processes are done within Europe.