Flax is a plant,  a member of the genus Linum in the family Linaceae. 

Flax was extensively cultivated in Ancient Egypt.

From flax, two distinct types of raw materials are found;  flax fibre, used in the production of textiles and flax oil, used in the production of linseed.

The most popular application of flax pulp is in the production of linen fabrics but it is also used in the production of paper (printed banknotes).
Before the 20th century , flax was cultivated and processed in Flanders, for use in the production of  rope, linen and fine lace.  In those days working with flax was hard work.  However, composite materials technology has advanced immeasurably and today's production is less of a hardship!
Most of today's flax production takes place in Northern France in hi-tech weaving facilities.

At Museeuw Bikes, we have perfected a process to combine flax fibre with carbon fibre which produces a composite material exclusive to Museeuw.

You can read more about our process in the chapter  'flaxcarbon'.