Linen is the go-to fabric for summer bedding (and clothing!That’s because it’s a flax-based textile made from fibers derived from flowering plants. These fibers allow for strong ventilation ...

Independent councilor, Gary Hynds has said demolishing the whole site solely for housing is a missed opportunity to preserve ...

Its fibers are thicker than cotton’s, so linen fabrics tend to have a lower thread count and more openings between fibers. “That means air can more easily pass through,” he said. But thread ...

Step by step, these plants will be transformed into golden tufts of flax fibre, ready to be spun into linen thread or yarn. TapRoot is an anomaly. While Canadian farmers plant hundreds of ...