Stop plastic at sea

Maritime natural fibre crafts

2025 venues

Badminton  Horse Trials

May 7th 11th 2025

Water jump traditional fishing themed set dressing


Cotswold Show

June 28 -29th 2025

Exhibition and demonstration

Henley Traditional Boat Festival

July 18 - 20th 2025

Exhibit and boats

Frampton Country Fair

September 14th 2025

Exhibition and demonstration


The Clovelly Herring Festival

Nov 16th 2025

is hosting a Natural fibres at Sea exhibit and Net Making Competition


Sailcloth and making through the ages

  • Historic River Severn Punt 1910

    River Severn Salmon Punt

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  • Arun Isle Irish Curragh (flax fabric hull)

    Arun Isles Irish Curragh (flax fabric hull)

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  • Windemere Skiff 1930's

    Windemere Skiff 1930's

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    Flax fabric/resin canoes designed and built.

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    Linen coracle Flaxland

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    Linen coracle Flaxland

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Natural fibre boats in our collection

Flaxland with Patrick Grant BBC "Sewing bee"  Northwest fibreshed British textile millennium. Initial set first year 2021

Patrick Grant from BBC

BBC  Countryfile 2018 new studio.

Country Living Magazine September

2021

  BBC Wartime Farm






Alistair's flax canoe journey     

Countryfile flax video below

Speedy flax spinning