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Why 10,000 metres of hand-spun flax thread is not enough for a single garment

Some designs tell a story not just through what they are, but primarily through what came before them. The Lin jacket is perhaps the most tangible example of this for me. What once began as a limited edition design of organically grown linen from The Linen Project has evolved into a garment that now carries multiple layers of meaning. About the...

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Will linen conquer the fashion industry?

Will we all be dressed in linen for the next few seasons? According to a recent report from the search engine Tagwalk and the European Flax and Hemp Confederation (EFCL), that could just be the case. In December, Alexandra Van Houtte, founder of Tagwalk, spoke during a webinar organized by the EFCL. There she promoted this European fiber and...