BrijitAug 11, 2024
#flax #GrowingFlax #flaxtolinen #flachs #Flachsanbau
Samen von den Kapseln trennen:
Ich hab wenig Angebaut und kann es daher mit pusten machen. 🌬️
Show threadAxiom to the Max(iom)Aug 10, 2024

Update on the #FlaxToLinen project (pt 2):

The bundles have finished water retting! I'm going to leave them to dry for a few days, then we get to the fun part 😈

I submerged these in my pond for about three days. Cold water retting takes up to a week, but my pond is rather warm (~75F), so it finished much quicker.

Something they don't tell you in all the tutorials - when you pull it out of the water, it's going to SMELL like something that's been rotting in a pond 🤢

Axiom to the Max(iom)Aug 10, 2024

Update on the #FlaxToLinen project (pt 1):

I took advantage of a windy day to winnow the seeds - there's a solid tablespoon here! I'll still need to order more seed for next year, but this will be a fun addition 😊

I rippled the seed heads by hand, threshed them in a bowl, then poured them from one bowl to another a few times to let the wind remove all the chaff.

Overall, it was a very simple and satisfying process. :D

Show threadAxiom to the Max(iom)Jul 4, 2024

Six bundles  

Now to wait several more weeks to dry before processing

#FiberProduction #GrowYourOwn #FlaxToLinen

Axiom to the Max(iom)Jul 4, 2024

I had a dream last night that someone stole my entire crop of flax in the middle of the night.

I guess that means it's time to harvest?

#gardening #GrowYourOwn #FiberProduction #FlaxToLinen

Show threadErin Brown-JohnJul 11, 2023
The display is part of a multi-year #FlaxToLinen research project exploring how to develop a regional, climate-resilient #textile industry in southern #BritishColumbia: https://www.yearonthefield.net/post/flax-to-linen-in-vancouver-canada-kwantlen-polytechnic-university-and-earthand-gleaners #fibershed #KwantlenPolytechnic #KPU
Flax to Linen in Vancouver, Canada - Kwantlen Polytechnic University and EartHand Gleaners

The "A Year On The Field" project welcomes a new grower - the partnership of the Kwantlen Polytechnic University and EartHand Gleaners from Canada. In the following article, Dr. Kathy Dunster introduces the project! We look forward to working together! We are a partnership of an academic research scientist (Dr. Kathy Dunster @ KPU) and a local NGO of artists, makers, and educators who believe that bringing people together to share creative projects that connect us with the land helps our communi

Year On The Field
Erin Brown-JohnJul 10, 2023
Busy day helping prep a flax to linen display for EartHand Gleaners today. #flaxtolinen #spinning #tourdefleece #fibershed