
FROM THE ARCHIVE: FLAX COMPOSITES
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Written by Adrian Wilson (Selvedge issue 78)
During the first two weeks of June, the cool blue hue of the flax fields is a welcoming sight in the Plains of Normandy, Northern France. The plant’s slender, delicate stems are set in motion by the gentlest breeze. Linum usitatissimum is an annual plant with narrow, blue-green leaves on 45cm-tall stems apparently only just able to carry the flowers, which are open funnels of sky-blue. This bucolic scene is a world away from high-tech performance composites – or is it?...............
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Written by Adrian Wilson (Selvedge issue 78)
During the first two weeks of June, the cool blue hue of the flax fields is a welcoming sight in the Plains of Normandy, Northern France. The plant’s slender, delicate stems are set in motion by the gentlest breeze. Linum usitatissimum is an annual plant with narrow, blue-green leaves on 45cm-tall stems apparently only just able to carry the flowers, which are open funnels of sky-blue. This bucolic scene is a world away from high-tech performance composites – or is it?...............
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We are proud to be a subscriber-funded publication with members in 185 countries. Your support allows us to publish interviews, reviews, ‘what's on’ information and long-read articles that we share online. We know our readership is passionate about textiles and so we invite you to help us preserve and promote the stories, memories and histories that cloth tells. To continue reading….
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*Please note that existing subscribers do not need to subscribe - subscribers get free access to all of our online content. We send the access code to existing subscribers to access the Selvedge online content by email with the publication of each issue. You will also find it on the envelope containing your magazine. Please note the access code changes every issue.*