FROM THE ARCHIVE: DEEP ROOTED - LINEN'S IRISH LINEAGE
Written by Polly Devlin (Selvedge issue 18)
Linen noun. 1. cloth woven from flax 2. articles such as sheets or clothes made, or originally made, of linen. – ORIGIN originally in the sense made of flax: from Old English. Flax. Linum usitatissimum LINN. Plant of the genus Linum that is cultivated for its seeds and for the fibres of its stem. Common flax (also known as linseed) is a member of the Linaceae family, which includes about 150 plant species widely distributed around the world..........................
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Linen noun. 1. cloth woven from flax 2. articles such as sheets or clothes made, or originally made, of linen. – ORIGIN originally in the sense made of flax: from Old English. Flax. Linum usitatissimum LINN. Plant of the genus Linum that is cultivated for its seeds and for the fibres of its stem. Common flax (also known as linseed) is a member of the Linaceae family, which includes about 150 plant species widely distributed around the world..........................
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