Dezeen Showroom: UK textile manufacturer Camira has launched a sustainable fabric called Craggan Flax that is made from thickly woven wool and flax for a highly textured finish. Craggan Flax will ...

Much as they’re trumpeted by so-called eco-designers, plant-based alternatives to cotton are a minuscule piece of the fashion puzzle. Dwarfed by cotton and synthetics such as polyester, spandex and ...

Some small-scale growers hope to revitalize interest in flax and nettle fabrics. Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys ...

Magine Snowboards and Skis have developed a biocomposite snowboard using Composites Evolution’s Biotex flax fabric. The novel construction includes a wooden laminate core, sandwiched between two ...

Much as they’re trumpeted by so-called eco-designers, plant-based alternatives to cotton are a minuscule piece of the fashion puzzle. Dwarfed by cotton and synthetics such as polyester, spandex and ...

After the flax is harvested it goes through many processes to become yarn The arrival of large amounts of Scottish people during the Plantation of Ulster helped contribute to the huge growth of the ...

Dezeen Showroom: British textile brand Camira has launched the Main Line Twist fabric, "a new take on tweed" made with a combination of wool and flax. Created using an inventive twisted yarn, the Main ...

LEUVEN, BELGIUM — The drive to use green materials has led PSA Peugeot Citroën and Boeing Co. to explore applications for flax-based biocomposites. Automotive Tier One supplier Faurecia has developed ...