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Flax place names can be found across Britain, these reflect a relationship with the crop [...]
Linseed or Flaxseed The history of flax, aka linseed, and its use by people stretches [...]
It might be hard to imagine that a simple seed can be at the core [...]
Linum usitatissimum and other Flax There are several plants called flax. The plant we know [...]
The Most Useful – for health, food and fabric No wonder Flax is called the [...]
Flax for linen In the UK Linum Usitatissimum is “linseed” and “flax”. Different varieties have [...]
The other sort of Flax growing in Wartime Sussex This is about the sort of [...]
Prior to industrialisation even small farmers grew flax to produce linen for their own needs [...]
Linseed for waterproof fabrics Linseed oil has a long history in making waterproof fabrics often [...]
Linen warp and woollen weft threads Linsey-woolsey (also called linsey and lincey) is a fabric made [...]
The origins of the linseed and flax Linum usitatissimum is just one species of the Linum family. Some [...]
Phormium tennax:  New Zealand Flax New Zealand flax is completely unrelated to common flax or linseed [...]
