Flax crafts

Tips on how to make harakeke whetū, or flax stars. Follow along withe tutorial then read my tips for creating these pretty flax stars.

How to Carve a Flax Boat: Today I am going to show you how to carve a flax boat out of a New Zealand flax seed stalk and a few of its leaves. This seed stalk is a light-weight material that has a hard outer layer with soft wood in the center. The main tool you will need for …

It is amazing to work with such a versatile plant, harakeke (engl. flax, phormium tenax) is not only such a valuable plant for weaving, rope making and medicinal use to name a few. You can make pap…

Instructions for making a flat star with NZ flax and using it as a decoration. Ideas on using flax while wrapping gifts.

When I was little my siblings and I loved palm Sunday because we could use the palm fronds to make cool things. In China some people make a bit of money selling their own palm frond creations. I chose the grasshopper for 5 yuan (about .60 US Dollars). Chinese friends say I overpaid. I don't mind.

This is the colour palette that I’ve been working with lately. It’s so very different than what I’d usually use or work with, and maybe that’s the reason I’m loving it so much. It’s always good to mix things up isn’t it - to push ourselves in a new direction. Maybe it’s just because seriously, look

TEXTILE No. by Karin Carlander carries the Masters of Linen® certificate. All textiles in the collection are woven of 100% European linen spun from naturally grown flax watered entirely by rainfall. All manufacturing processes are done within Europe.

Flax harvest

Easy way to folding fish (palm leaves and paper—I used to use ribbon)

A non-fruit orienting species of banana, abaca (Musa Textilies), has been developed for centennial as a fabric filament. Additionally, recognized as "M ...

Flax weaving in New Zealand is an art form. Our weavers are innovative, creative and currently taking it to a whole new level. Learn more.

The stages flax goes through to become linen.

Flax for linen

After reading Ruth Woods' new book, Finding Form With Fibre, which profiles the work of 14 talented Australian artists and offers different techniques for

Learn how to plant and process fibre flax with our guide. Discover the best techniques for growing and harvesting flax for high-quality fibre production.

I am offering an introduction to the Māori art of flax weaving in an intensive one day workshop in my studio. This is a workshop suitable for beginners. What do you get an introduction about types …

Find out how the flax plant is transformed into beautiful Irish linen, and how a list of flax growers may further your family history research.