LINEN & HEMP

France is the world’s leading producer of flax, yet 80% of it is sent to China for spinning. Several major players in sustainable fashion have therefore launched initiatives to relocate flax processing stages back to Europe. Similarly, hemp is a naturally high-performance material and an alternative to energy-intensive natural fibers. It is both an artisanal and innovative material.

Production, traceability, circularity, we will explore these materials in depth, along with their technical and creative potential, as well as their environmental impact.

Here are the questions we will address:

• Flax & hemp: their environmental and social impact

• The manufacturing stages of flax or hemp-based textiles, from raw material

• The constraints and advantages of flax and hemp in textile applications