A bright, decorative look suitable for Christmas can be given to any piece of weaving by adding coloured strips of flax over the top of the weaving to make striking patterns. In the example on the left, I’ve added red flax strips over the top of a dried piece of weaving to create the pattern. To do this, I cut strips of red-dyed flax into lengths that were …

“What can I use this hard butt end of the flax leaf for? It seems such a waste to cut it up for compost.” This question is one that is regularly asked in my workshops and one that I keep in mind myself. The butt end of the leaf, where it grows from the plant is very strong and can be …

Receiving a text message at 4:15 am in Norfolk Island from my eldest son in Christchurch saying “massive earthquake” was the shocking start to my last day on the island( though fortunately, my home was undamaged.) I had just spent a week tutoring a series of flax weaving workshops …