The European Flax-Linen and Hemp Media Library

European Linen at Première Vision trade show - Linen Itinerary (September 2025)

Designed by the Alliance, this booklet provides a directory listing all Alliance members — spinners, weavers and knitters — offering certified...

Biodegradation of Flax-Linen fibres in marine conditions

In response to growing concerns about the environmental impact of microfibers from textiles or plastics (sources of marine pollution), the Alliance...

Tagwalk 2025 study: Linen in fashion designers and fashion brands collections

The Alliance reveals the results of a survey carried out by Tagwalk, which assesses the presence of Linen in the collections of designers who walk...

European Flax-Linen at Première Vision fair - The Linen Itinerary

Powered by the Alliance, this booklet offers the Alliance directory members': spinners, weavers, knitters, offering certified European Linen and...

European Flax-Linen at Première Vision - Linen Itinerary

Designed by the Alliance, this booklet offers an address book listing all Alliance members spinners, weavers, knitters offering certified European...

The essential tutorial for writing a European Flax™ Invoice correctly

This video tutorial, dedicated to the drafting of European Flax™ Invoices, recalls the importance of this document in the European Flax™ Chain of...

European flax-linen processes Mapping

In 2022, the Alliance launched a wide-ranging study with the entire European flax industry. As part of this work, it mapped out the production and...

Lexicon of the world of linen designed by the Alliance

From A for Artificial to L for Linen, discover this glossary which brings together all the terms associated with the world of Linen with, for...

Fibre and Linen, helping to transform the fashion and decoration markets

The Alliance has unveiled the results of a study conducted by Kéa Partners and supported by the Normandy region, setting out five priority areas to...

The Alliance's fibre composite members directory at JEC 2023

During JEC World 2023, Alliance members offered numerous parts made from flax and hemp fibres, meeting the expectations of manufacturers in all...

Moisture sensitivity: advantages of Flax and Hemp fibres in Composites

The study on the moisture sensitivity of flax and hemp fibres in composites (A moisture Sensitivity Technical Guideline) highlights their specific...

Vibration damping, the benefits of flax and hemp fibre composites

Unveiled at JEC World 2023, the Alliance's new scientific report -Vibration Damping in Flax & Hemp Fibre Composites- confirms the advantages of...

CELC becomes Alliance for European Flax-Linen & Hemp

In 2023, Alliance for European Flax-Linen & Hemp becomes the new identity of the former European Flax and Hemp Confederation. The organisation...

Better sleep with Flax-Linen

Several scientific studies carried out by CETELOR (the French textile technology platform) have shown that linen's plant fibres offer a quality of...

The short and the long history of Flax-Linen

Linen has been dressing mankind for over 38,000 years. Innovative and creative, it has survived the centuries by adapting to the needs of the...

Summary Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of European Flax™ scutched fibres

Summary of the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) in accordance with the European PEF method, v.2.0. including the analysis of remarkably low (Water,...

Linen Day Paris 2022 Highlights

On 9 June 2022, the Alliance organised Linen Day Paris - a first-of-its-kind event designed to bring together the major players in the industry and...

2021 European Flax-Linen Barometer

The 2021 Flax-Linen Barometer underscores the increasing popularity of linen in fashion, despite the 2020 pandemic. The number of designers...

Video ‘We Are Linen’: an ode to European flax, from field to finished product

The film shows a contemporary dance troupe encountering the flax fields of Europe's north-western coastal strip (France, Belgium and the...

Detailed Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of European Flax™ scutched fibre

This LCA details the growing and scutching practices for European Flax™ fibre and the interpretation of the impacts calculated using the PEF v.2.0...