Watch the following video clips that show the processes used to produce linen today and in the past. In order to see this content you need to have both Javascript enabled and Flash installed. Visit ...

Display a variety of items made from linen to the class, for example summer clothes and/or table cloths or napkins. Ask if anyone in the class owns or has any pieces of linen at home. Explain that ...

Growing your own fiber to spin and weave into fabric for clothes is an exciting endeavor. However, it requires many skills that are no longer the norm. We have to relearn what and how to grow, how to ...

But just a few generations before -- before Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin in 1793, making cotton far more economical to produce -- it was linen, not cotton, that you would have found in common ...

The book, Flax-linen, the fibre of civilisation(s), tells us the story of flax-linen. From agronomy to economics and technology, the story takes us on a journey through time from Neolithic times to ...

A crop which was once a staple of Scottish farming is being revived as the fashion industry looks for ways to cut its carbon footprint. Flax was widely grown 100 years ago to make linen for garments ...

Known to help keep you cool during warm weather, linen sheets resist humidity and are moisture-wicking as well as antibacterial and anti-static. What sets linen apart is that it’s made from natural ...