Category Archives: Crafts

Linseed: Artists’ Oils

Any artists out there? Linseed’s (flax) Latin name is Linum usitatissimum which [...]

Tincloth, Tin cloth, Oilskin

Linseed for waterproof fabrics Linseed oil has a long history in making [...]

Linsey woolsey, lincey or linsey

Linen warp and woollen weft threads Linsey-woolsey (also called linsey and lincey) [...]

The origins and history of linseed and flax

The origins of the linseed and flax Linum usitatissimum is just one species of [...]

New Zealand Flax

Phormium tennax:  New Zealand Flax  New Zealand flax is completely unrelated to [...]

How a shirt grew in the field

Children’s book by K. D Ushinskiai, adapted by Marguerita Rudolph and illustrated by Yaroslavava I [...]

Growmore leaflet, Ministry Fish & Ag, 1945: “Linseed as a Home-Grown Crop”

‘Growmore’ Leaflet No.13 Published by The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hotel [...]

Linseed & flax on cigarette & chocolate cards

Flax and linseed traditionally important crops Due to the importance of the linseed and [...]