This month we welcome Alvin Ulrich, NALA Board of Director’s member and owner of Biolin Research Inc., which began as a research facility with the goal of producing value-added fiber from flax grown in the Prairie provinces of Canada. Biolin’s mission is to utilize 100% of the flax straw for commercial end uses so that […]
See fiber flax in the field in its early growth stage, meet PA Flax Project’s full team, discuss fiber flax varieties & an overview of the crop cycle, and hear an overview of PA Flax Project’s cooperative business model and its economic benefits to producers. This event will take place in both Spanish and English […]
Are you flax to linen curious and in the Edmonton, Alberta Canada area? Sharon Kallis will be teaching a weekend intensive processing to spinning class the weekend of May 24 – 26. There is a potluck artist talk and social that is free on Friday night, then processing to spinning on Saturday and Sunday, which […]
Rosie Bristow and Nick Evans of Fantasy Fibre Mill connects regenerative agriculture to ethical fashion, producing natural fibre yarn which is grown, processed and spun in the UK. They aim to disrupt the extractive and exploitative fashion supply chain and instead produce textiles which nurture the local environment and community. So far they have grown […]
*This event is for NALA Members Only* Your next NALA Members Social opportunity is scheduled for Thursday, June 20th at 9:00 am PST / 12:00 am EST. Please join us in welcoming our special guest speaker: Arin Gintowt, Co-VP of NALA, as he shares the Psychology of Linen. In addition to serving on the NALA […]
Full bloom! Come walk in the fiber flax field with Fibrevolution on Saturday, June 29, 2024, and enjoy the beautiful sea of blue flowers. Bring your camera, flat shoes, and a sun hat. We will be there from 10-1 pm, behind the Oso Honey Farm stand – 5876 SW 3rd St, Corvallis, Oregon. Flowers open […]