About this Event
Flax Forward is a community-led project uncovering the lost heritage of flax and exploring its potential for a sustainable future. Working with local farmers, historians and makers, the project is helping to revive a craft at risk of disappearing altogether.
This second Community Conversation is an opportunity to hear from growers and processors about their experience of the Flax Forward project. Our panel will include; Nick Evans (Fantasy Fibre Mill), Jocelyn Bailey (Bridport School of Regenerative Textiles), Ellen Simon (Tamarisk Farm) and Dave Dixon (Wessex Community Assets). Panel chair Dr Sam Rose, Executive Director West Dorset Wilding.
The evening will conclude with performance of flax songs and stories gathered as part of the research into Bridports Flax heritage.
Flax Forward Project is being delivered in partnership with Wessex Community Assets, Bridport Museum, Bridport Arts Centre and Bridport School of Regenerative Fashion, the project brings together heritage, craft and innovation.
This project is supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund and the Trellis Foundation.
Event venue & nearby stays
Oxenbury's Yard, Gundry Lane, Bridport, United Kingdom
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