Irish Linen
- Episode aired Mar 26, 1989
Scutching, retting and beetling are just three of the stages in the manufacture of linen. Jeff Banks travels to Northern Ireland, for many years the home of Britain's linen industry. He meet... Read allScutching, retting and beetling are just three of the stages in the manufacture of linen. Jeff Banks travels to Northern Ireland, for many years the home of Britain's linen industry. He meets the McConville brothers, who are hoping to re-introduce the commercial growing of flax t... Read allScutching, retting and beetling are just three of the stages in the manufacture of linen. Jeff Banks travels to Northern Ireland, for many years the home of Britain's linen industry. He meets the McConville brothers, who are hoping to re-introduce the commercial growing of flax to the Province; and designer Paul Costelloe, who is well known for his use of this unique ... Read all