Stop plastic at sea

Flaxen & Maritime Crafts

2026 venues

Sourcing and sale of flax sailcloth for traditional sailmakers

see store page


Fernhill Farm Fibre Experience 

Saturday 21st March 2026

Field to Sea


Cotswold Show

July 4 -5th 2026

Exhibition and demonstration

Henley Traditional Boat Festival

July17-19th 2026

Exhibit and boats

Frampton Country Fair

September 13th 2026

Exhibition and demonstration


The Clovelly Herring Festival

Nov 15th 2026

is hosting a Natural fibres at Sea exhibit and Net Making Competition


Sailcloth and making through the ages

  • Historic River Severn Punt 1910

    River Severn Salmon Punt

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  • Arun Isle Irish Curragh (flax fabric hull)

    Arun Isles Irish Curragh (flax fabric hull)

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  • Windemere Skiff 1930's

    Windemere Skiff 1930's

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    Flax fabric/resin canoes designed and built.

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    Linen coracle Flaxland

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    Linen coracle Flaxland

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Natural fibre boats in our collection

Flaxland with Patrick Grant BBC "Sewing bee"  Northwest fibreshed British textile millennium. Initial set first year 2021

Patrick Grant from BBC

BBC  Countryfile 2018 new studio.

Country Living Magazine September

2021

  BBC Wartime Farm






Alistair's flax canoe journey     

Countryfile flax video below

Speedy flax spinning