The European Flax-Linen and Hemp Media Library

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...

The European Flax Barometer 2021

During a webinar, the Alliance reveals the results of the Linen Barometer 2021, a study carried out in collaboration with the Economic Observatory...

Technical data sheet templates for producers of flax and hemp preforms

Meeting industry's needs on international level requires the use of standard performance evaluation criteria. The Alliance [formerly CELC] has...

The Flax-Linen movie, a living material of full promise (part 2)

Be Linen Movie 2 completes the documentary dyptic devoted to European linen. Flax is a versatile and innovative material, with a place for itself...

Technical book: flax and hemp, bio-sourced solutions for industry

Co-published with JEC World, the international trade fair dedicated to composites and their applications, which takes place every year in Paris,...

Ready to use, the impregnated fibre bundle test (IFBT)

This impregnated fibre bundle test (IFBT) is ready to be applied to dyed and combed flax and hemp fibres, as well as to impregnated yarns. Discover...

Flax-Linen comfort and performance study - 2014 (overview)

Performed in 2014 by the CETELOR laboratory, the ‘Linen, Comfort and Performance’ study highlights linen's performance in terms of ventilation and...

The Flax-Linen movie, a living material full of promise (part 1)

European Flax-Linen is a favourite with designers, brands and the general public, and is playing an increasingly important role in fashion, home...