FLAX clothing began 30 years ago outside of Ithaca, the venture of twin sisters who married farming brothers. They sold the clothes in Angelheart Designs, a store in Ithaca.

Climate Fixers: The PA Flax Project wants to use a ‘climate-positive’ plant to transform the fashion industry. The cooperative of farmers and textile producers wants to jump-start flax production to ...

While fashion brands drum up demand for linen garments, producers behind the scenes are grappling with the effects of climate ...

Ulrich says the global market for flax fibres – destined for textiles as well as insulation, building products, specialty paper and other uses – is about 600,000 to 800,000 tonnes annually ...

A trial scheme is reviving the growing of flax, which was a staple of Scottish farming 100 years ago. Skip to content. ... Clothing industry. Edinburgh. Climate change. Environment. Related.

Life & Luxury; Fashion & Style; From bamboo undies to flax formal wear, here’s how to buy clothing sustainably. Chasing a new outfit but worried about the environment?

This Newsreel clip about harvesting linen might just have all the flax facts you need to know. BBC Archive: Originally broadcast 10 September 1951. 1951: The linen harvest. Video, 00:04:351951 ...

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 ...