Learn how to grow flax and transform it into linen cloth with this gentle video about the Victoria Flax to Linen Group. A reskilling project that has been growing flax for fibre, in backyards and fields for over a decade.

This video discusses how to grow flax, process the fibre, spin, and weave linen into cloth.

Check out Raven's book, Homegrown Linen; Transforming Flaxseed into Fibre https://www.etsy.com/listing/67374529...

00:00 intro
00:49 flax to linen Victoria
02:06 growing flax
06:40 rippling flaxseeds
07:53 pond/water retting
10:16 dew retting
13:06 breaking
14:31 scutching
16:02 hackling
17:00 tow
18:00 distaff
20:39 spinning
21:21 scouring
22:23 working/weaving with linen
26:08 dancing aprons

Want to learn more about flax and linen, here are some more videos:    • Linen and Flax - growing and making  


To the memory of Denise Dunn and Barbara Rimmer
With special thanks to Flax to Linen Victoria and the Victoria Handweavers’ and Spinners’ Guild
Dialogue and Demonstration: Beatrice Keizers, Brenda Nicolson, & Raven Ranson
Filming and Editing: Crowing Hen Farm

😷Please note: this video was made following the local health and safety guidelines and requirements at the time of filming. It may seem excessive in hindsight, but it was what was required for us to get together, even in an outdoor setting, in the summer of 2020.

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