Common Cloth is a not-for-profit, volunteer run organisation.

Help us nurture this new space and start important conversations. Seed by seed, thread by thread, hue by hue we want to reconnect local people and communities to land, cloth and colour.

Flax Facts and Figures

One packet of flax seed for fibre costs £8.00. This is enough to grow 3 square metres of flax. From previous experience we estimate the yield per metre at around 300g. After processing this gives around 75g of flax fibre which can be spun into linen yarn.

Our flax field is 10 metres by 10 metres which may not sound huge, however it will require 33 packets of seed at a total cost of £264.

Check out our Instagram @commonclothmcr to watch the project grow and see what else we’re up to.