'WHITE GOLD' ...WHY WE THINK IRISH LINEN IS SO SPECIAL
Known as ‘the aristocrat of textiles’ and referred to as ‘white gold’ it really is a superb and unique fabric. Katie Larmour Design studio is based in Belfast, Northern Ireland, the home of the Irish Linen industry. Ireland was the world leader at the height of linen production a century ago, and what once was a cottage industry turned large scale it has come full circle and is again produced in small quantities today to a luxury niche market. We are passionate about keeping this wonderful textile alive. To add to it’s desirability Irish Linen has plenty of appealing eco-friendly properties; using little water, without fertilisers and pesticides, it’s sustainable and the whole plant is used making it a waste free crop. Basically grown as a weed it is transformed into the most luxurious of fabrics today. The oatmeal colour is unique in that it is a mixture of the unbleached raw colour of the natural flax plant on the weft intertwined with white on the warp, resulting in a beautiful mottled effect. All our Irish Linen is certified by the Irish Linen Guild.