Blog / Linen

Ministry of Information First World War Official Collection College girls pulling flax in a field
Flax growing for linen

Flax for linen In the UK Linum Usitatissimum is “linseed” and “flax”.  Different varieties have [...]

21
May
Traditional implements for linen production on display in Booth Pinezhsky Museum.
Traditional flax production for linen

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

19
Dec
Linnets
Linnet

Linnet: the linseed bird Whilst looking through my Complete Book of British Birds, I was [...]

17
May
Book how a shirt of linen grew in the field
How a shirt grew in the field

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

17
May
Cigarette card: harvesting flax
Linseed & flax on cigarette & chocolate cards

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

16
May
Both linseed and flax are varieties of Linum usitatissimum
Linseed or Flax: what’s the difference?

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

16
May