In this case, the stems are used and processed in various ways before they can be spun into thread and woven into linen, which is both durable and beautiful with its distinct texture.įlax grows quickly and naturally. Most well known, however, is the flax that is turned into fabric. Additionally, paper and fibre plates can be made from flax by- products. Linen fibres are used as sutures (surgical seams). The seed is turned into oil to colour and treat wood surfaces and the oil is also used in cosmetics. Linen has been used for more than ten thousand years and is nature’s gift to man, not least because the entire flax plant can be put to use. In the middle of the 1800s, no less than 71 per cent of the population in the city of Tielt was involved in the linen industry. The company that supplies Svenskt Tenn with linen is also based here and has been in operation since 1864.Īlready back in the late 1200s there were flax trading houses in Flanders. Both the climate and the soil here are ideal for cultivating flax. The flax used by Svenskt Tenn in its textiles grows along the coast of the North Sea, between northern France and southern Holland. You can later change your cookie settings by changing settings in your web browser so that cookies are not accepted. That is, cookies that are used to customize the site according to your wishes, choices and interests, and remember that you've visited the page before or meant for avoidance of giving repeated information. However, you can choose whether to accept cookies designed to improve the user experience for the website. You cannot opt out from cookies that are necessary for the website to work. The permanent cookies are used so you won’t repeatedly receive certain information and the session cookies are used so you can log on to various services.
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