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Behind The Canvas S1E7 - Libeco Linen
🕑 Added 2024-01-07 06:00:01 +0000 UTCWhile an artist may choose to paint on wood, or another fabric, the most discerning painters choose linen. And the finest line in the world comes form the fertile hills of Flanders in Belgium. But transforming the raw plant to a masterpiece-worthy canvas requires skill and craft honed through generations. At Libeco, the world's foremost producer of linen the family tradition runs through every strand, machine and employee. In this episode we follow along as raw flax is turned into the finest canvas in the world and learn why this humble plant may just be the next big thing.
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As a Belgian (Flemish) follower this was amazing to see. I love all your content to be clear but this felt extra special 😄!
I'm glad you finally got to meet your linen-making heroes! The captions kept flipping into Dutch translation. For people who need captioning, this is a much more serious problem than the usual shoddy machine translation mishearings (which are bad, but this is just bizarre).
This was truly fantastic. I've tried machine knitting with linen yarn and was incredibly impressed with the weaving process. Linen is such a lovely fabric to sew and wear.
I am a fiber artist (quilts, art quilts, fashion, etc) and this show has just given me quite a few ideas for new pieces using linen.
Charr Skirvin
Of all the places you've visited in this series, this is where I want to work! I'm a seamstress and quilter. Fabric is exciting, and this linen is incredible. I'm currently restoring a quilt, and find myself thinking about some of your techniques as I figure out how to deal with damage. There are many similarities - missing fabric, tears, discoloration, etc.
