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As soon as the first rays of sunshine beckon, many of us start twitching our green fingers. But when it comes to fibre flax, it's worth...

The project is supported in Austria by the Bertas Flachs association - founded and managed by Christiane Seufferlein from the Mühlviertel region. As a textile expert, workshop leader and...

Band weaving with a reed Weaving with a reed (weaving comb or weaving grid) is a very old technique. In Doris...

We don't have quite as much choice as our German colleagues in Austria when it comes to official breaking events, but there are a few...

Anyone who grows flax quickly realises that there is a lot of patience, knowledge and manual work involved, from the inconspicuous stalk to the finished yarn....

Now that the flax is dry for many of you, you may be wondering: "How do you separate the seed capsules from the...

Yes, the path from the flax field to the finished thread has its pitfalls. One of the biggest hurdles is - surprisingly -...

Brigitte Kaltenbacher, also known as BeeKayMakes, has created an extraordinary example of sustainable textile production with the "Let's Grow Flax" 2023 project....