The Production Process

From seed planting to harvesting of the flax plant, it takes about 100 days. Once harvested, the plant is passed through coarse combs, which remove the seeds and leaves. The woody bark surrounding the flax fibre is decomposed by water or chemical retting, then squeezed, and left to dry. Once the flax fibres have been released from the flax stalk, they are combed and straightened in preparation for spinning. The long linen fibres are put through machines called spreaders which combine fibres of the same length, then drawn into thread using a spinning frame.

The yarn is now ready to be woven into Linen.