flaxland natural fibres
growing, processing,spinning educating home grown
Artisan growers and processors of flax since 2008, fibres-tool supplies, workshops on growing processing and spinning, exhibits, talks & shows
Flax is one of our oldest crops grown in the British Isles since the bronze age, its stems produce one of the strongest and most versatile plant fibres. The nutritional value of its seeds, the qualities of its oils extracted from them have multiple uses both around the home and in industry. Flax is a crop which transcends time, nations and cultures and is set for a renaissance as the world seeks to adjust our creative and industrial endeavours rediscovering the benefits of natural home grown fibres, oils and foods.
Flax and linseed growing - pulled flax- processing - flax wool/blend on the loom - turning retting flax- home grown linen skirt, flax/wool waistcoat.
Workshops courses
Workshops for both flax processing and spinning at our studio in Stroud, Gloucestershire and we are also happy to discuss running workshops at other locations
Shop for seeds, kits and supplies
Since the UK no longer have a home grown linen industry we have reconstructed traditional cottage industry type tools which we supply to growers to help process flax. With a range of tools to fit a budget of a grower growing a couple of square metres up to an acre or more.
How to grow textiles
Growing flax to make linen is often compared to making wine from grapes every stage of the process influences the end product
BBC Country file ( see media page for movie) visits flaxland's new studio in 2018, Sean Fletcher inspects our homegrown, spun and woven Cotswold Linen.
Recreating artist canvas/sailcloth of the 17c
Our own home spun and woven fabric
We are making a series of home grown spun and woven artists canvas to commission a number of maritime artist who are making there living around the sea yet have links to an ancestral past. In essence artistic snap shots of working life around Britain in the 21c.. Very much in the same way a J.M.W. Turner and other artists recorded rural and maritime occupations on there tours of the British Isles and Europe.
Penzance Harbour
Right Steve Perham artist traditional fisherman lobsterpot maker with second canvas painting of his father at Clovelly North Devon
