Irish Linen Guild is a promotional organization of the Irish linen industry that was founded in 1928.
The Guild's main role is to promote
Irish linen
Irish linen ( ga, Línéadach Éireannach) is the name given to linen produced in Ireland (including both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland). Linen is cloth woven from, or yarn spun from, flax fibre, which was grown in Ireland for man ...
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 ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...
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.
References
External links
Guild homepageIrish Linen industry
Irish Linen
- The Fabric of Ireland
- History of Irish Linen
Woven fabrics
Irish textile organizations
Business organisations based in the Republic of Ireland
Linen industry in Ireland
1928 establishments in Ireland
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