I am in the process of slowly putting together flax related educational resources, and I need your help!

Growing, processing and crafting with flax as a raw material is an immensely rewarding skillset, and I would love to know if and how you would like to learn about flax. Flax also has a wonderfully rich and diverse heritage story to tell – it is present in the archaeology, material culture, art, stories and folklore of the world!

I would be very grateful to anyone who wishes to contribute to this survey (linked below), as it will directly shape how I develop new learning materials, resources and engagement. My aim is to encourage people to learn about and engage with flax in whatever way might interest them, and to show that on the practical side – anyone can give it a go, no matter the space available in your garden, patio or windowsill – so all contributions to this survey are very welcome indeed.

This results will be published in a report on this site.

Please click the link below to take you to the survey:

Survey – Flax: Shaping The Future Of Education and Resources

Please do also feel free to share across your networks too! 🙂

Much appreciated!

Also, a super short update on the flax and Bere Barley from the experimental archaeology & heritage garden as they have just passed their halfway point in their growing phase. It has been lovely to begin growing in our new garden, albeit in small batches for now – I have big plans for this lovely space!:

The Flax is growing beautifully, despite being a late sowing, and has been very resilient to some of the the gusts here in the Scottish highlands! I am looking forward to the processing stage of this small batch!

The Bere barley is coming along nicely – its very pretty in the garden too, it brings a new texture and aesthetic and I am delighted with how it is turning out.

More posts about this to follow under the experimental archaeology and heritage garden tab soon!