Flax to linen: from sowing to sewing.

  Рет қаралды 3,572,691

Rob Stephens

Rob Stephens

2 жыл бұрын

As a break from scything videos, this is an overview of my venture into flax processing from seed to thread.
The simple cloth and thread I've managed to produce are some way off the quality usually associated with linen, but hopefully they give some idea of what goes into producing these goods.
Although I have spun wool, I'm fairly new to spinning flax and weaving. This is just my second proper year of growing and processing flax and, although it's a lot of work and sometimes the fibre is very frustrating to work with, it can be enormously satisfying to produce one's own thread, cordage and cloth. I learnt a great deal in the first year, and a lot more this year; I continue to learn and make mistakes!
Tools: apart from the rigid heddle loom, wool carders and berry picker, I have made my own tools or adapted them from other stuff - the spinning wheel treadle is from an antique Jones sewing machine. I built the seed cleaner using an open-source design kindly supplied by realseeds.co.uk (and it works well).
Growing: due to bad weather at the start of the 2021 growing year, sowing was delayed 2-4 weeks here in the North of England; the flax still grew, if not quite as tall as in the previous year, and I harvested it after around 100 days from sowing. Note that I was growing the flax for fibre, not seed, but there was still a fair amount of seed that appeared to have ripened - perhaps it's not all viable but we'll see next year!
Various other youtubers have inspired and educated me with their flax processing and spinning videos; some of the techniques I use are ones I haven't seen used elsewhere, so I hope this video helps someone else too.
Flax seeds etc. in the UK: www.flaxland.co.uk | www.wildfibres.co.uk
Note: these flax seeds are a special type for long fibre, they're not the grown-for-seed types (for food, linseed oil).

Пікірлер
I grew my own cloth! 🧶 the entire flax to linen process
1:07:19
Engineering Knits
Рет қаралды 475 М.
Самое неинтересное видео
00:32
Miracle
Рет қаралды 2,9 МЛН
Поветкин заставил себя уважать!
01:00
МИНУС БАЛЛ
Рет қаралды 6 МЛН
My daughter is creative when it comes to eating food #funny #comedy #cute #baby#smart girl
00:17
From Small To Giant Pop Corn #katebrush #funny #shorts
00:17
Kate Brush
Рет қаралды 69 МЛН
How The World's Most Expensive Fibers Are Made | Insider Art
9:45
Insider Art
Рет қаралды 8 МЛН
5,760 HOURS OF WORK!? - The Process of Making Japanese Traditional Tatami.
30:03
Craftsmanship Process - SUIGENKYO
Рет қаралды 1,8 МЛН
Eating ACORNS 🌰: How to Forage, Store, & Cook Acorns
15:16
Insteading
Рет қаралды 2,2 МЛН
Wild Fibres: Clothing From Undomesticated Plants in the City
19:14
EartHand Gleaners Society
Рет қаралды 53 М.
How Linen Is Made
9:38
Libeco Belgian Linen
Рет қаралды 3,5 МЛН
The Long and Complex Process of Wool Processing
12:39
Farm World
Рет қаралды 665 М.
Man Builds 2-Room Log CABIN Underground | Start to Finish by @bushcraftua1
37:46
18th century embroidery is NO JOKE. (Trust me, we tried it.)
33:00
Bernadette Banner
Рет қаралды 717 М.
Самое неинтересное видео
00:32
Miracle
Рет қаралды 2,9 МЛН