Processing Flax into Linen

[@rachaelpengelly6678]

Wow!! You made a great video here. I laughed when you used your car to drive back and forth over the flax as part of the processing! :D Such a lot of work for such a tiny bundle. Makes me appreciate my roll of linen cloth I bought for sewing classes all the more!!

[@Luthvarian]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@amitsureka5241]

Amazing ! Never thought of making the linen yarn at home . Thanks

[@Luthvarian]

Glad it was helpful!

[@brisaims]

I love that you went over the pods with the car✨😂 will be definitely doing this

[@Luthvarian]

Can't say I don't take my processing seriously! 😂

[@JohnSmith-il4wi]

I found your channel while looking for lanolin help, and now I'm binge watching all your videos...

[@Luthvarian]

Welcome aboard! lol!

[@melissanielsen8215]

Thankyou I'm really glad you did this video .I'm growing a little bit of flax and now know how to process it.

[@Luthvarian]

Glad it was helpful!

[@terrijuanette486]

My favorite part "Crush those seed pods"...and then she uses the car!!

[@colleenro3566]

Incredible! This is just what I was looking for. Thank you for showing the process! May I ask where you found all of the equipment? Also, can you give me an idea of how much thread a 10’ x 10’ planter box of flax plants will yield? Thanks again for such a great video!

[@Luthvarian]

10 sq ft will produce about 2-3oz, so 20-30oz? My husband and I made most of the equipment ourselves. There's not really anyone I'm aware of who is producing flax processing equipment commercially, but Woolgatherers sells some really sharp plans for making tools. www.woolgatherers.com/FlaxTools.html

[@vane_lao]

Amazing work!

[@Luthvarian]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@HeartsandMachineGuns]

How wonderful! I hope someday I can put some of these processes to use.

[@Luthvarian]

If you get the chance, I'd love to see what you make!

[@moonafarms1621]

This was awesome!!! Thank you for sharing this!!!

[@Luthvarian]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@vIBEDoUT-Channel]

Natural fibers!

[@Luthvarian]

All the way!

[@rmpground2200]

Very nice

[@subrsha1]

It's real hard work. 👍

[@Luthvarian]

It sure is!

[@janakanewicz6917]

Awesome!, u know i liked more cotton processing and spinning, feven nlotus is beautiful to llok being processed, i bet not so much harvesting and processing itself!!

[@Luthvarian]

Plant fibers are all a lot of work, but the results are worth it! Cotton is probably the least messy!

[@ursulaphillips5309]

Does she really want the roots as well?

[@Luthvarian]

Great question. Yes! Pulling the plant up by the roots preserves the full length of the fiber and produces a smoother fabric, as there isn't a "cut" end. The fiber tapers naturally, to an extent, though the root end will always be less fine than the flower end. Flax also comes up super easy by the roots. Cutting it is actually more work.

[@ursulaphillips5309]

@@Luthvarian Oh, that's kind. Thanks for this good lesson. So interesting. I have developed an interest in the making of linen. Seems to be quite a process. Linen is quite expensive these days.

[@gc0009]

now i know why linen is so expensive in my country

[@Luthvarian]

Plant fibers are a lot of work but worth the effort.

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