Our Linen Stories: Flax Futures
Our Linen Stories: Flax Futures is a series of exhibitions and events celebrating contemporary design in flax fibre and linen, drawing on Scotland’s rich industrial and trading heritage. With a focus on sustainability and the regenerative textile economy, this initiative seeks to honour and innovate within these longstanding traditions.
This harvest season, FlaxFest24 in Dunfermline and beyond will be a cultural celebration of flax and linen, encompassing art, design, and industry. Building on the success of Scotland’s first Flax and Linen Festival in 2021, this event aims to further the appreciation and understanding of these materials.
Flax Futures, the current touring exhibition and set of collaborative design projects, includes educational outreach and the development of a regenerative textile network. In collaboration with key partners and local communities, the project seeks to share material culture and strengthen cultural connections. Visitors can explore recent exhibitions, local Linen Routes, Twilight Talks, Workshops, and community activities through the Events and Tours pages.
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This harvest season, FlaxFest24 in Dunfermline and beyond will be a cultural celebration of flax and linen, encompassing art, design, and industry. Building on the success of Scotland’s first Flax and Linen Festival in 2021, this event aims to further the appreciation and understanding of these materials.
Flax Futures, the current touring exhibition and set of collaborative design projects, includes educational outreach and the development of a regenerative textile network. In collaboration with key partners and local communities, the project seeks to share material culture and strengthen cultural connections. Visitors can explore recent exhibitions, local Linen Routes, Twilight Talks, Workshops, and community activities through the Events and Tours pages.
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We are proud to be a subscriber-funded publication with members in 185 countries. We know our readership is passionate about textiles, so we invite you to help us preserve and promote the stories, memories, and histories that fabric holds. Your support allows us to publish our magazine, and also ‘what's on’ information, and subscription interviews, reviews, and long-read articles in our online blog.
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*Magazine subscribers automatically get free access to all our online content. We send the access code 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.*