Materials

Linseed: Artists’ Oils

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

Traditional flax production for linen

Prior to industrialisation even small farmers grew flax to produce linen for [...]

Tincloth, Tin cloth, Oilskin

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

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 [...]

Linseed & flax on cigarette & chocolate cards

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

Linseed or Flax: what’s the difference?

Linseed or flax? They are the same! But there are some interesting differences!! Linum [...]