Growing your own fiber to spin and weave into fabric for clothes is an exciting endeavor. However, it requires many skills that are no longer the norm. We have to relearn what and how to grow, how to ...

Working at the history center is a very energetic and exciting place where people bring their passions of the past into action. I am always impressed by our many demonstrators who bring their ...

Watch the following video clips that show the processes used to produce linen today and in the past. In order to see this content you need to have both Javascript enabled and Flash installed. Visit ...

Back in April a team of about 30 volunteers started work on a grand plan - to grow their own clothes. On a patch of unused land in the Lancashire town of Blackburn, they planted the seeds of two crops ...

A crop which was once a staple of Scottish farming is being revived as the fashion industry looks for ways to cut its carbon footprint. Flax was widely grown 100 years ago to make linen for garments ...

Ask pupils to research how flax grows using these websites and video clips: Key questions include: Encourage pupils to try growing flax from seed. Print out the diagram of the plant's life-cycle: Ask ...