MOSTLY ABOUT FLAX

The allotment plot where I grow my flax has been waterlogged since the snow left. It was really still too wet to sow the seeds but it is alr...

MEDIEVAL BLEACHING (Prior to the advent of bleaching chemicals in the late 18C) SUMMARY Linen has been widely used for centurie...

BACK TO BLEACHING Back in June I posted a blog called 'Bleaching with Cow Dung' about some upcoming experiments I plan to do regar...

Yes, cow dung, amongst other things - that's what was used to bleach linen in medieval times, and I plan to do some experiments.  On Sat...

After a false start where germination was not happening and re-seeding 3 weeks after the original seeding, I have a bumper crop!  Last year...

I seeded my new flax seeds (as opposed to saved ones) on May 7.  Normally they germinate over 7 to 10 days, but 3 weeks later I had exactly ...

I added photos to illustrate the original class handout (Growing and Processing Flax) and then discovered it prints to 27 pages.  Therefore ...