Story: Flax and flax working

Flower arrangement

Flower arrangement

To create simple, strong forms, florists often use spear-like flax leaves.

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Photograph by Leanne Tamaki

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Nancy Swarbrick, 'Flax and flax working - Industry changes: 1930s–2000s', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/10420/flower-arrangement (accessed 30 March 2024)

Story by Nancy Swarbrick, published 24 Sep 2007