Flax hemp. It’s a fibre as old as time.
In fact, it’s the oldest fibre known to mankind.
The earliest evidence of humans using flax dates back 34,000 years – with the first traces of spun, dyed and knotted flax fibres found in a cave in the Republic of Georgia.
It was also the first fibre to be domesticated and transformed into a textile in the Middle East (circa 10,000 years ago), extensively utilised by Ancient Egyptians. In Europe, there’s much evidence to suggest flax was grown and used – throughout the Bronze Age and Middle Ages – to make everyday practical items such as cloth and rope.
Flax certainly has a very long and intriguing history. And if we fast forward to the present day, it’s still a fibre that’s harnessed worldwide and continues to be used for numerous purposes.
It has been used for furniture restoration - for example making new chair seats..
It is also used where frequent rope-handling is necessary such as for interior barrier ropes, stair bannister ropes, gymnasium climbing ropes, theatre scenery lifting and pulley ropes.
And thanks to its nautical appearance and natural shade of brown, flax hemp rope can also be used for a variety of decorative domestic purposes, inside and outside of the home.
