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Clipart - Flax Retting

Craft clipart – flax retting, flax drying [...]

Spinning Stinging Nettles

Did you know stinging nettles can be handspun into yarn. [...]

Peatmoss Yarn and Textiles

While I was attending the Dyers Week workshop in Finland, I learned about the use of peat to create new and interesting yarns. Peat moss is gathered and carded with wool, and spun into yarn that can be woven or knitted into garments. Peat can also be made into paper or used in feltmaking [...]

In Love with Linen - Linen Towel Samples

I love linen. Towels woven with linen yarns last forever and just get better. Here are a few photos of some fabulous linen towels that were recently sent to me by Maureen.

Linen Sauna Towel Woven by an elderly Swedish woman.

Grace’s Towel – Linen Sampler Woven by Grace [...]

The Doukhobors and their Weaving

The Doukhobors and their Weaving heritage [...]

Weaving in Ireland

Visiting some weavers in Ireland [...]

Leno Lace Double Twist Pickup Weaving -

How to weave leno lace [...]

Leno Lace Pickup Weaving

Illustrated description of hand-picked Leno lace weaving. [...]

Handwoven Linen Table Runners

Handoven Linen table runner project [...]

Flax and Linen

Tow flax, linen, ramie weaving yarns for warp and weft and spinning bast fibres and blends. [...]

Flax Processing - Scutching

A description of how flax is processed into yarn [...]

Processing Flax into Yarn

The process of turning flax into linen yarn [...]

Flax Weaving

Weaving and spinning with Flax and linen [...]

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