Mastodawn

Finally mustered up the courage to try weaving with my own yarn. It looks a bit messy, but it feels pretty cool to be able to say I made a piece of textile from scratch entirely by hand, working together with nature to cultivate and process the flax - no machines, just manual tools, no pesticides, and no excessive amounts of water, no special chemicals to extract fibres - just moist, micro-organisms and careful observation. #1m2vlas #flax #weaving #bandweaving

Samira Verhees May 24

Met up with other participants of the 1m2 flax project in the Netherlands. Everyone brought their results, ranging from bunches of hackled fibres to beautiful woven cloths. Afterwards we embroidered outside on antique local linen using linen yarn dyed in Lithuania. Was inspired to finally try weaving with my own yarn. (more in alt text) #1m2vlas #flax #embroidery #weaving

Samira Verhees Feb 19

My homemade linen yarn has been cleaned and is ready for use. Now I'm learning / practicing to weave bands using a rigid heddle my partner 3D-printed for me so I can turn part of my own yarn into a handwoven band. #weaving #linen #flax #1m2vlas

Samira Verhees Jan 23

Finished spinning my homegrown flax. It's not the most beautiful yarn, but spinning is rather difficult. Up next: preparing the yarn to either weave or embroider with it, and plant the seeds of last year's plants for the next cycle. #1m2vlas #flax #spinning #spindle