“Breaking, Scutching, Hackling”….OH, my. Processing Flax into Linen
This workshop will inform participants about processing the harvested flax plant to extract the fibers for spinning and other uses. Participants will ripple and break the plant, then scutch and hackle the fiber producing a strict of fiber flax while using traditional tools. Time permitting, instruction on spinning, and using a drop spindle to produce linen yarn, will be available.
This workshop will inform participants about processing the harvested flax plant to extract the fibers for spinning and other uses. Participants will ripple and break the plant, then scutch and hackle the fiber producing a strict of fiber flax while using traditional tools. Time permitting, instruction on spinning, and using a drop spindle to produce linen yarn, will be available.
This workshop will inform participants about processing the harvested flax plant to extract the fibers for spinning and other uses. Participants will ripple and break the plant, then scutch and hackle the fiber producing a strict of fiber flax while using traditional tools. Time permitting, instruction on spinning, and using a drop spindle to produce linen yarn, will be available.