Resources

Midwest Ag and fiber flax

Wisconsin Farmers Union policy brief on Fibersheds

https://www.wisconsinfarmersunion.com/policy

UW Extension Emerging Crops Accelerator program

https://cropsandsoils.extension.wisc.edu/flax/

Agricultural Utilization Research Institute

https://auri.org/

Forever Green, an initiative of University of MN, on perennial flax 

https://forevergreen.umn.edu/crops/perennial-flax

Further Reading 

Smitten With Linen, Wisconsin Flax Fiber Revival

https://www.wisconsinacademy.org/magazine/winter-spring-2025/essay/smitten-linen

DIY

Plans for building your own hand processing flax tools

https://www.woolgatherers.com/FlaxTools.html

Sources for linen fabric woven in the US

https://www.smalldogweavingmill.com/

https://tuscaroramills.com/

https://www.theweavingmill.com/

Sewing pattern makers which work with linen

https://www.charliedarwintextiles.com/patterns

https://sewliberated.com/

Buy North American linen blend yarn 

https://goldenstatelinen.com/

https://taprootfibre.ca/

More on natural fiber systems advocacy 

Fibershed

https://fibershed.org/

North American Linen Association

https://northamericanlinen.org/

Other regional flax efforts

Fibre Evolution

https://www.fibre-evolution.com/

PA Flax Project

https://paflaxproject.com/

Biolin Research Incorporated

https://www.biolin.sk.ca/

Canflax

https://www.canflax.com/