Demonstrating how flax becomes linen at the Victoria Fibrations Fibre Fest, 2022

The Victoria Flax To Linen Group had a brilliant time demonstrating at the 2022 Victoria Fibrations Fiber Festival. Thanks to everyone who stopped by. It was great to see all the old faces again and so many new ones.
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[@JillianEve]

What a wonderful and exciting day!

[@CrowingHen]

Thank you! I always forget how much fun these public demos are. And how many days I need to sleep afterwards to recover. But worth it!

[@meadowsweetfarmfiberartsdesign]

Love your sharing of flax processing with the public and the utube audience!!!❤️

[@CrowingHen]

Thank you! It's a lot of fun.

[@polymerart]

As one moderate to extreme introvert to another, thank you for pushing yourself to be out there. I know how much it has to take out of you but I am certain that the folks who came by were brightened by your presence.

[@CrowingHen]

Thank you for your kind words. Us introverts need to stick together - while respecting each others personal space. ;)

[@ingeleonora-denouden6222]

Flax/linen is great!

[@CrowingHen]

:) Thanks.

[@dawsie]

Lol Flax to Lining was the very first video that popped up when I first started to learn about the properties of flax compared to cotton or wool. I wanted to make my own clothes again but this time eliminating anything made from synthetics got tired of being zapped every time I went shopping, I knew it was because of the cheaper fabrics was the cause🙄🙄 I spent months learning and finally bought my first batch of pure lining fabric to make some skirts. I love how the fabric kept my legs cool in summer but funny enough warm in winter. (Full length) my biggest problem was not the price but where it was being produced. But I was lucky in that the labels where I shop actually show country of origin. I am slowly working my way through all of your videos 🤗 thank you for sharing🤗

[@joylynnhardesty4704]

Looks like a good day.

[@CrowingHen]

It was a lovely day.

[@oscarvogel2140]

Looks a lot like how I've seen hemp broken and carded.

[@CrowingHen]

The process is very similar. We don't have a good climate for hemp as it takes a lot of extra water to do well here, so we generally stick to linen.