Flax was widely grown 100 years ago to make linen for garments and for ships' sails. But its decline was triggered by a move towards cheaper man-made fibres, which were often imported, and a shift ...

We may earn a commission from your purchases. Linen is one of the most influential and popular textiles in the world. The flax fiber fabric is notably stronger, more absorbent and dries quicker ...

As summer starts to make its approach, many of us are on the hunt for cool clothes – and not only in the stylish sense of the ...

To start, linen is made from the flax plant, rather than a cotton plant or a synthetic material. Flax has coarse fibers, ...

Yamaha hopes that flax fiber could eventually be a sustainable alternative to fiberglass and carbon fiber. A couple of ...

The process of growing the flax and turning it into linen could be long and backbreaking work that involved most members of an Ulster-Scots family. Daughters were taught by their mothers from an ...

(Photo by Edward Berthelot/Getty Images) Linen is a rising fashion and lifestyle star. Last summer the European Confederation of Flax and Hemp organized its first Linen Day Paris, an event ...

Visual appearance is key and, as flax and hemp material producers look to increase their adoption in the design field, members of the Alliance of European Flax Linen & Hemp are extending the colour ...

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.

In the realm of summer fashion, linen dresses stand as a testament to both elegance and effortless style. Crafted from the natural fibers of the flax plant, these airy and breathable garments offer a ...