The Flax into Linen Project – Part Two

Things to Make and Do

Turning flax fibre into linen cloth was this summer’s project. The last post dealt with the spinning – now comes the weaving. Unlike wool, linen has no elasticity or stretch. This makes it unforgiving when it comes to warping on the loom (even without somewhat haphazard and impatient warping methods). Creating and maintaining a firm…

The Flax into Linen Project – Part One

Things to Make and Do

Turning flax into linen is this summer’s spinning and weaving project. Flax is the fibre that comes from the plant Linum usitatissimum. Once it has been processed and spun (and then woven) it becomes linen. The aim of this project  – which could be subtitled ‘Yet more adventures in spinning and weaving.’  is to take…