The photo above was taken during week 9 of my 2010 growing season - such a sight to behold, I think.


I started this blog initially to have a web site where people can access my class handout (which can be found in 'pages' under the cover photo at the top of the page) I will also attempt to record my adventures in flax growing, processing, spinning, weaving, researching, teaching of classes, etc.


Photo Album

Just opening a page where I can add photos (hopefully).
There are also photos of the flax growing and processing in one of the handouts in another 'page'.

Here is my flax/linen set in Flickr.

This is from my trip to the Linen Museums in Ireland.

These pictures didn't want to cooperate with the pretty arrangement I planned, so I made them all large and centred.

Harvest time 
 



Starting the ret
One week ret

 
Rippling (removing the seed bolls)

Breaking

 

Scutching (down my leg)
Scutching (up in the air)

Hackling (small, medium and large)
6 Skeins of home grown, handspun linen
Linen corporal made from those 6 skeins

Comparing different scouring processes
 

Two towels from same weave, left one sunbleached for 2 weeks
Stricks from my 2009 and 2010 harvest
 
Stricks ready for a new weaving experiment
2012 spinning of commercial fibre
Comparison colour of commercial fibre to my home grown

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