A metal comb is one tool used to break flax down for processing into linen. Off a side road in Durham, a barn that belongs to the University of New Hampshire houses some unique devices from days gone ...

A community gathering - a meitheal, in ancient Irish tradition - was held at the end of August, bringing volunteers from around the island of Ireland to Helen and Charlie's farm near Cookstown to ...

Naturally Advanced Technologies uses enzyme technology on flax to make a patented material softer than linen and cheaper than cotton. Midway between signing a 10-year purchasing agreement with ...

Monitoring natural fiber developments, the Alliance for European Flax-Linen & Hemp (Paris, France) reports that the adoption of composite parts based on flax fibers by the marine industry continues to ...

The Alliance for European Flax-Linen & Hemp is committed to providing reliable environmental impact data on European Flax™ fibre representing 3/4 of world Flax fibre production, with its specificities ...

In the design and lifestyle sector, the structural performance of a material is not necessarily the most important factor in its selection. Visual appearance is key and, as flax and hemp material ...