The cooperative of farmers and textile producers wants to jump-start flax production to provide more linen clothing as an alternative to fossil fuel-based synthetic fibers. This story is part of the ...

Students Tessia Zhang and Evelyn Lin processing dried flax stems Students in Winchester learnt the ancient art of flax ...

Students said the session helped them think more deeply about the origins of the materials used in textiles and fashion.

PORTLAND, OR, UNITED STATES, March 26, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — The Portland, OR-based North American Linen Association (NALA) today released the “Status of Flax ...

On a smattering of farms across the United States, but especially in the rainy stretches of the Pacific Northwest and the Great Lakes region, an increasing share of land is being devoted to flax. The ...

Naturally Advanced Technologies Inc. said Thursday it will look to source flax in the Willamette Valley to keep up with demand for its CRAiLAR fiber, a sustainably developed alternative to cotton.

Students said the session helped them think more deeply about the origins of the materials used in textiles and fashion.

You can trace the start of a small, striped piece of fabric to a humid July morning. That day, students harvested flax. Then they processed the fiber, spun it into yarn, dipped in dye and wove it into ...

Flax plants in bloom at the PA Flax Project's square-yard plot in Philadelphia. WESA's local, independent journalism is only possible because of financial support from readers like you. Please support ...