Irish Linen Guild
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Founded in 1928, the Irish Linen Guild is a promotional organization of the Irish Linen industry. The Guild's main role is to promote Irish linen
in national and international markets, through its website.
The guild's brand's trademark is the focus of all promotional activities.
This mark is often colloquially referred to as the, 'carpet beater symbol'. It can only be used to mark genuine Irish linen products such as linen yarn spun in Ireland
and linen fabrics woven in Ireland by members of the Guild.
Products made from genuine Irish linen fabric, such as garments or table linens can be labelled Irish linen although the made up item may have been assembled elsewhere.
Irish linen
Irish linen is the brand name given to linen produced in Ireland. Linen is cloth woven from, or yarn spun from the flax fibre, which was grown in Ireland for many years before advanced agricultural methods and more suitable climate led to the concentration of quality flax cultivation in northern...
in national and international markets, through its website.
The guild's brand's trademark is the focus of all promotional activities.
This mark is often colloquially referred to as the, 'carpet beater symbol'. It can only be used to mark genuine Irish linen products such as linen yarn spun in Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
and linen fabrics woven in Ireland by members of the Guild.
Products made from genuine Irish linen fabric, such as garments or table linens can be labelled Irish linen although the made up item may have been assembled elsewhere.
External links
- Guild homepage
- Irish Linen industry
- Irish Linen - The Fabric of Ireland
- History of Irish linen