Sharing Material Culture

Linen is perhaps the worlds oldest textile and is derived from varieties of the Flax plant.

Here we take you on a sensory journey, describing the growing cycle, relaying the traditional stages of production and illustrating how this textile is manufactured today using sight, sound, smell and touch. With image, song, scent bottle and touch tray, we pick up the threads of cultural union that tie Scotland into Europe from plant to product.

Image courtesy of Maureen Hammond