The European Space Agency (ESA) is taking an unusual approach to its new satellites: replacing sturdy carbon fibers with a more natural version made from the flax plant. If that sounds like it might ...

Visitors can learn the ancient Maori art of flax weaving at an event in Sandhurst Library tomorrow. The library in Broadway is hosting the demonstration of the craft which uses flax plant leaves to ...

A one-day flax weaving workshop, to raise funds for Petone Kindergarten, will take place on Sunday 2 December 2012 – in time for participants to create unique Christmas presents. Twenty places are ...

Tutor Trina Taurua (centre) has instilled an enduring passion in Jess Watson (left), Jenny Watson, and Julia Stead. Photo / Bevan Conley Weaving with flax is one of life's healthy addictions, says ...

Six prisoners at Whanganui Prison have created taonga that will be handed down through their whānau. What started as a course for two hours a week for three months to learn raranga (traditional ...

For generations, the Mong ethnic minority group in the Dong Van Karst Plateau, northern Ha Giang province, has woven threads made of flax plant into colourful fabrics. For generations, the Mong ethnic ...