Hand-made, hard-wearing linen.

100% grown, woven and sewn in France. Built to outlive us all.

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Lot No. 1 - The Apron

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First 50 orders at discount price of £99. Small batch French linen apron. Distinctive navy with blue and white band, double pockets, and hand-sewn details. Made from high quality 140g linen, and meticulously crafted by a small French studio to develop character with age. Each piece is here to work, forever. Limited 100 piece production run. Pre-order soon. Shipping summer 2025.

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Broderie

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Make our linen yours. Transform offcuts from our premium Normandy linen into personalised creations with these embroidery kits. Each includes linen pieces, quality thread, needles, and a pattern to start your journey. A sustainable way to experience our fabric while creating something uniquely yours. Add to your apron or create a standalone project.

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Provenance

  • The fabric

    Lemaitre Demeestere has been producing linen since 1835, using flax from Normandy and Northern France.

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  • The production

    Mijuin is a Normandy company that not only makes their own beautiful linen products, but also produces items for other folk (like us) too.

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  • The labels

    Label Francaise create labels for companies big and small across France. They treat the details seriously, which we love.

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A little of the backstory

Where and how we started Linéaire 76.

The Region

Department 76

Welcome to Seine-Maritime in Normandy, northern France, where you'll find Dieppe, Rouen, cider, cows, the detritus from WW2, and hundreds of thousands of acres of lin (flax). In fact, the Normandy region as a whole accounts for about 50-60% of world flax production, with Department 76 being a significant contributor. Let's call it the world's linen basket.

The Origin Story

Das Blockhaus

We bought a Second World War bunker in Department 76. It's a long story. (Very happy to tell you all about it. We're obsessed.) The first summer we were there, the eight acre field next to the Blockhaus was knee-high with flax. As were most of the other fields around the region too. And so, we got curious. If flax is in everyone else's life around these parts, we wanted to build it into our life too. Das Blockhaus was previously owned by a retired French artist and craftswoman (who's now our neighbour), and we are inspired to carry on her way of life.

The Material

Linen

Linen comes from flax. And flax isn't new to Normandy— it has defined the landscape since the 13th century. If you visit in June, you can cycle the Route du Lin and meander through hundreds of blue-flowered flax fields. The region's damp, cool climate produces exceptionally strong fibres, making Norman linen prized for its durability. Linen isn't just for fancy things—this tough, no-nonsense fabric gets softer with each wash yet outlasts almost everything else—practical stuff that local families have transformed into workwear and textiles for generations with centuries-old techniques.