Flax Forward

Would you like to learn a new skill? These lessons will be an opportunity to learn how to spin locally grown flax to make Bridport Linen. Beginners will start with READ MORE

Would you like to learn a new skill? These lessons will be an opportunity to learn how to spin locally grown flax to make Bridport Linen. Beginners will start with READ MORE

An opportunity to help with the harvesting of Tamarisk Farm Flax on Wednesday 29th July 18.00 - 20.00 - arrive from 17.30. Come along and help pull and de-seed this READ MORE

An second opportunity to help with the harvesting of Tamarisk Farm Flax on Sunday 2nd August 10.00 - 12.00 noon. Come along and help pull this years flax crop and READ MORE

Spinning and weaving open day at Dawes Twine Works in West Coker. https://westcoker-pc.gov.uk/home-page/ropewalk/    

The Melplash Agricultural Society Show is one of the South West’s premier agricultural exhibitions and is held at The West Bay Show grounds, Bridport, Dorset on the last Thursday before READ MORE

This processing session is for Flax Forward volunteers from both the Dress Project and the Research Group. A sign-up form will be sent out to volunteers - given the limited READ MORE

Bridport Museum will be running events & activities as part of this yearly event including tours of the town.

Save the date for our Flax Processing Festival at Oxenbury’s from 22–24 October, where we’ll be exploring the next stages of turning flax into fibre. More details will be shared READ MORE