Growing flax for fiber to spin into linen requires many steps. Once it is harvested and the seeds removed, it needs to be retted. Retting flax is the process of freeing the flax fibers from between ...

You can trace the start of a small, striped piece of fabric to a humid July morning. That day, students harvested flax. Then they processed the fiber, spun it into yarn, dipped in dye and wove it into ...

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Flax was the main fiber in colonial America. Landis Valley Village and Farm Museum grows flax and needs help with the harvest. The historic site in Manheim Township will have a flax pulling party ...