[#Culture]🇬🇧Does #retting mean anything to you ? This is the first 100% natural phase of #flax fiber extraction. Precipitation, morning dew and sun help the micro-organisms present in the soil to eliminate the pectic cements which weld the #fibers to the woody part of the stem 🌱

[#LinenSanta] 🇬🇧 For #Christmas, if would you like to give a gift to your reading-loving friends ? Then you are in the right place. This year, bet on an original and inspiring present with the #book “#Linen, #fiber of civilisation(s)”🌱 (Available in French and English) Actes Sud

[#Culture]🇬🇧 Throughout the Middle Ages, the table was "set up", in the first sense of the term : an ephemeral and mobile piece of furniture made up of trestles and a tablecloth which falls to the ground. This white #linen damask tablecloth is symbolic due to its sacred whiteness

[#Sector] 🇬🇧 Alliance for European Flax-Linen & Hemp has implemented 2 #certifications : European Flax™ which guarantees #premium quality #flax #fiber grown in Europe, and Masters of Linen™ which guarantees that all stages of processing from #linen, provided by European companies ! 🌱

🇬🇧 Alliance for European Flax & Hemp wishes you a very happy holiday season. 😊✨   What linen gifts did you find under your tree ? 🎄

[#Culture] 🇬🇧 The bales of #flax recovered after #retting are stored and sent to the #scutching factories. Scutching is a 100% mechanical operation which consists of extracting all the components of the #flax straw 🌱 The entire #plant is valued : fibers, #seeds and #shives.

[#Linenbook]🇬🇧Meeting with JULIE PARISET, Innovation & CSR Director at Alliance for European Flax-Linen & Hemp, who tells us about #linen🌱 Popular in its #composite form, linen finds its place in many #sectors thanks to its intrinsic characteristics such as its #lightness, #strength, etc...

🇬🇧 Alliance for European Flax-Linen & Hemp wishes you a very happy new year 2024. What are your good resolutions for this year ? 😊✨

[#Culture] 🇬🇧 The multiple #weaving techniques offer a diversity of #fabrics🧵🌱 The combination of many types of weaves, combined with a varied range of #thicknesses and effects, has produced a profusion of #textile #designs used in #clothing, household #linens and furnishings.

[#Culture] 🇬🇧 Linen has strong local roots 🌱 In Europe, cultivation represented 145,000 hectares in 2022, including 127,000 hectares in France only. Source : 2022 Alliance Economic Observatory

[#Sector] 🇬🇧 It's time to start thinking about snow and getting ready for the #winter vacations. To hit the slopes, adopt #linen #skis, and make the mountains your playground. ⛷ Salomon

[#Sector] 🇬🇧 Alliance for European Flax-Linen & Hemp ensures the traceability of #linen #fibre thanks to 2 certifications which are also a sign of #excellence ✅ European Flax™ and Masters of Linen™ that guarantees #premium quality fibre 🌱 More information here : allianceflaxlinenhemp.eu/en/certificati…

[#Culture ] 🇬🇧 #linen is a zero-waste #plant, with 100% #recycled. 🌱 Long #fibers, short fibers and co-products (#seeds and #shives) are used in particular by the construction, #textile and agri-food industries.

[#Sector]🇬🇧Alliance for European Flax-Linen & Hemp is continuing its mission to raise awareness by representing its members in Milan ! 🗓️ From 30/01 to 01/02 ➡️milanounica Within the European #linen industry, Italy perpetuates #authentic and ancestral savoir-faire expertise in #weaving🌱

[#Creation] 🇬🇧 #Linen #weavers meticulously make #textiles from the yarn they #spin🧵 They explore the #versatility of linen and even dare to make certain blends to give #creators and #designers an unprecedented range of raw materials ✨

[#Sector] 🇬🇧 A look back at this first day at the milanounica Show ! Alliance for European Flax-Linen & Hemp is present there until February 1 to introduce professionals in the sector to the latest #textile #linen #innovations🌱

[#Sector] 🇬🇧 Meeting with Sabine, #Creation and #Design Consultant, during the milanounica Fair. She shares with us the future #SS25 #textile trends, and more particularly the latest #linen textile #innovations🌱

[#Sector] 🇬🇧 Alliance for European Flax-Linen & Hemp is present until February 8 at the Première Vision #PV24 Show - Hall 6 - to introduce professionals in the sector to the latest #textile #linen #innovations from its members 🌱

[#Sector] 🇬🇧 Meeting with Marie Demaegdt, Textile and #CSR Director at Alliance for European Flax-Linen & Hemp, during the Première Vision Show. She shares with us the future spring/summer 2025 #textile trends, and more particularly the latest #linen textile #innovations.🌱

🇬🇧 Our commitment to Flax-Linen continues, but we're taking a break on X !  You can still find all the news and information on our Instagram and LinkedIn accounts. 🌱