flaxland natural fibres
established 2008
Fibre flax & linseed growers from seed to textile
Suppliers of flax seed fibres and straw.
We have been growing flax for 17 years both conventionally and organically working on areas from 1 square metre to 100's of acres.
Small hand blocks to area of 1 - 20 mtr, combined break scutching hackle unit and roller break.
All designed and made at flaxland uk
One day course preparing fibres introduction to spinning.
Ideal for beginners and experinced. we WILL get you spinning.
Travelling workshops and presentations for large groups
Makers of artist canvas and bespoke yarns. Explorations of sailcloth and net making.
Flaxland evolution composite collaboration. Ultra light canoe featured at Composites Europe Show Stutgart 2011
Flax seed for growing 2025 seed now available, processing, spinning, educating, processing tools, retted straw, scutched fibres, hand hackled stricks
hand spun yarns 1 - 60 lea .
Established 2008
Workshops for both flax processing and spinning at our studio in Stroud, Gloucestershire and we are also happy to discuss running workshops at other locations.
We can get you spinning.
Since the UK no longer have a home grown linen industry we have reconstructed traditional cottage industry type tools which we supply to growers to help process flax. With a range of tools to fit a budget of a grower growing a couple of square metres up to an acre or more.
Growing flax to make linen is often compared to making wine from grapes - every stage of the process influences the end product
BBC Country file (see Maritime crafts at sea page) visits flaxland's new studio in 2018, Sean Fletcher inspects our homegrown, spun and woven Cotswold Linen.
Flax Fibre Flax Resin concept boat. Frame work of ash and oak covered with linen waterproof flax oil resin. built 2009 S.Cooper
Our own home spun and woven fabric
We are making a series of home grown spun and woven artists canvas to commission a number of maritime artists who are making their living around the sea yet have links to an ancestral past. In essence artistic snap shots of working life around Britain in the 21c very much in the same way J.M.W. Turner and other artists recorded rural and maritime occupations on their tours of the British Isles and Europe.
Steve Perham artist traditional fisherman lobsterpot maker with second canvas painting of his father at Clovelly North Devon
Herring Festival
& Natural Fibres at Sea 16th November 2025
Exhibitor stands on the harbour available
Original sails of a Clovelly "Picarooner" a small fishing boat powered by sail and oar.