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It’s flax season! I don’t want to spin flax indoors because of all the dirt that falls out in the process. This is why I basically only spin flax in the summer<\/a>. Also, late summer and autumn is the time for flax processing. So, I will write a flax series.<\/p>\n

In this series I will write about my own experimental flax patch<\/a>, processing the fiber and spinning. To begin with, here is a short summary of the different steps in the process from seed to yarn.<\/p>\n

Flax processing<\/h1>\n

Processing flax is quite labour intensive. Since I \u2013 so far \u2013 have a very small flax patch (about 2 square meters), it is manageable. These are, in short, the steps I go through with my flax in the process from seed to yarn:<\/p>\n

Sowing<\/h2>\n

The seed can be sowed as soon as the soil is defrosted and manageable. I usually wait for the first weed to sprout. After deweeding, I’m ready to sow. This makes it a lot easier to distinguish the sprouting flax from weeds later on. To avoid the flax patch becoming a day bed for the neighbour’s cat, I usually place a grid a few inches over the ground.<\/p>\n

\"Flax
Flax seeds<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Harvesting<\/h2>\n

I try to harvest about 30 days after the first blossom. I grab a bunch of plants and pull them right up, roots and all. Keeping the roots gives me a longer stalk. Also, the root protects the fiber from rotting (compared to a cut plant).<\/p>\n

Drying<\/h2>\n

I make bundles of the flax and hang them over a fence in the sun to dry. I try to hang them high enough to avoid any curious rodents. When the flax is totally dry it is time to ret it.<\/p>\n

\"Bundles
Bundles of flax hanging to dry<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Rippling<\/h2>\n

The seed capsules need to be removed from the stalks before you can process the fiber. This is done with a ripple. It looks like a big comb. You pull a bundle through the ripple, and the seed capsules fall off. The seed capsules are saved and threshed for next season.<\/p>\n

I don’t own a ripple. Instead, I put the bundles in a pillow case and beat it with a mallet to remove the seed capsules from the stalks.<\/p>\n

Retting<\/h2>\n

This is a tricky part and I don’t have enough experience to know when the retting is just right. Since we don’t have a stream nearby, my only option is to dew ret my flax. I spread the bundles in a thin layer on the lawn. If it isn’t wet enough, I water the flax with a watering pot. I have to watch the process carefully to avoid under or over retting. I also turn the flax once a week to get an even retting process. When the fibers separate easily from the core when I bend the stalk, the retting is finished.<\/p>\n

When the retting is complete, I dry the flax in bundles.<\/p>\n

Breaking<\/h2>\n

The flax stalk has a cellulose core. The flax fibers are placed around the core. To get hold of the fibers, the stalks needs to be broken. This process breaks the core, but not the fibers. Since I don’t own a flax breaker, I do it the stone age way \u2013 I try to crush the core with a stone against a rock. Sometimes it works.<\/p>\n

Scutching<\/h2>\n

In the scutching process, the majority of the broken pieces of cellulose are removed from the fibers with a scutching knife. Since I don’t have one, I use a spatula. It doesn’t work very well.<\/p>\n

Hackling<\/h2>\n

To separate the fibers I use two different hackles. A coarser one at first and then I continue to a finer one. This is the final part of the processing of the fiber. I end up with the hackled line flax and the coarser tow.<\/p>\n

Spinning<\/h2>\n

I haven’t spun any of my own flax yet, mainly because I don’t think it has a good enough quality. I also haven’t practiced flax spinning to a point where I think I deserve to spin my own flax.<\/p>\n

Coming up<\/h1>\n

In the next post in this series I will write about this year’s flax harvest.<\/p>\n

Happy spinning!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It’s flax season! I don’t want to spin flax indoors because of all the dirt that falls out in the process. This is why I basically only spin flax in the summer. Also, late summer and autumn is the time for flax processing. So, I will write a flax series. In this series I will … <\/p>\n

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