Slowing amassing a collection of handspun yarn I am hoping to weave into a waistcoat or jacket later in the year. Seems a bit odd to be thinking about warm woollen garments when it’s 27 degrees outside but there we are. When you embrace slow crafting this sort of thing happens.
And the summer solstice tomorrow reminds me the Earth will continue on its orbit. Its only a matter of time before the season turns. I hope you can all find a moment of stillness and rest this weekend.
Back in April I decided to plant some flax. Flax is the plant that linen comes from. It has been grown all over the world for thousands of years for fabric, food and oil.
Linen is one of my favourite fabrics to sew and wear, and I love to learn new crafts and learn about textile history – so it seemed a natural progression for me to learn to how to make it!
There are a lot of processing steps between a flax seed and a piece of linen cloth, however, and I don’t have much gardening experience.
So I decided if I only manage to get to the flowering stage, and no further, I will be a happy human. And here we are.
Of course I do hope I can get further in the process – I’m growing my flax as part of the @lets_grow_flax group so I’m not on my own!
(A few people have asked how much linen my plot will produce – I think my 1sqm plot should be enough for a small dishcloth sized piece of fabric!)
