Discover the process of growing your own shirt from flax. Kristy Balder just wanted to learn how to use the spinning wheel and a loom. From that experience, she has learned the craft of what she calls ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

What started out as a trial to test the winter hardiness of new winter linseed varieties has ended up being a springboard for ...

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Tables and Figures; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter One The Edge of Industrialization: Finding a ...