8 December 2025Band weaving with a reed Weaving with a reed (weaving comb or weaving grid) is a very old technique. In Doris...
10 September 2025We don't have quite as much choice as our German colleagues in Austria when it comes to official breaking events, but there are a few...
9 September 2025Anyone who grows flax quickly realises that there is a lot of patience, knowledge and manual work involved, from the inconspicuous stalk to the finished yarn....
22 July 2025Now that the flax is dry for many of you, you may be wondering: "How do you separate the seed capsules from the...
17 July 2025Yes, the path from the flax field to the finished thread has its pitfalls. One of the biggest hurdles is - surprisingly -...
17 July 2025Brigitte Kaltenbacher, also known as BeeKayMakes, has created an extraordinary example of sustainable textile production with the "Let's Grow Flax" 2023 project....
7 July 2025Flax, Fibres & Community - With Brigitte Kaltenbacher | BeeKayMakes All over the world, people are working to bring flax back to the...
7 July 2025Our member area is growing - but as is the case with first-time projects: Not everything works out the way we (and you!) want it to...
7 July 2025After the harvest comes one of the most important steps in flax cultivation: roasting. Many people think of fire, embers...
7 July 2025Now the most important phase of the flax year begins: the harvest. Flax is not mown, but harvested from the ground with the root...
24 June 2025We are currently enjoying the long summer days, the fields are in full vigour, nature seems to be at its peak. And yet...
24 June 2025Sometimes thinking outside the box not only leads to new ideas, but also to real connections. On 25 June...
24 June 2025Summer is here, the field is in full splendour and the delicate blue flowers of the flax are perhaps already...
6 June 2025As a small association, we are constantly faced with the challenge of realising great things with small means. One of the best examples of this...
6 June 2025Is your flax flowering yet? The end of May marks the beginning of a special phase for many flax fields: the flowering period. While the height growth of the plants...
6 June 2025Although our fibre flax is one of the more frugal plants, cultivation can also have its pitfalls. At every stage, certain...
6 June 2025Not everything always runs smoothly in flax cultivation - and it doesn't have to. A central idea of our project is:...
21 May 2025Flax work has always been communal work, but just as these farming structures have been lost, communal work has become less and less....
15 May 2025From the Netherlands, from our partner project 1m² Vlas, we receive a small cultivation tip that has historically been cultivated mainly in the Nordic...
15 May 2025Do you grow flax? So that walkers, neighbours or garden visitors can find out what's growing in your bed, we've put together an...
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