{"id":6452,"date":"2021-05-15T10:05:36","date_gmt":"2021-05-15T08:05:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/?p=6452"},"modified":"2022-01-20T06:39:22","modified_gmt":"2022-01-20T05:39:22","slug":"flax-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/flax-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Flax plan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Since 2014 I have had an experimental flax patch of around 1 square meter. The sole purpose of the patch has been to learn about flax husbandry and preparation. The results have varied in quality. I have said to myself that I will spin my flax when I think the quality is good enough or when I think I deserve to. This year I will stop procrastinating and start spinning. I have a flax plan!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The experimental flax patch<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

My first year wasn’t really part of the experiment, at least not when I started. I bought some flax seeds to grow as a companion plant for carrots and potatoes. As the season turned I decided to harvest the flax and go through all the processing steps. My tools were less than ideal \u2013 a rock for brake and a spatula for scutching. I did get a hackle, though! I used a pillowcase and a rolling pin to ripple the seeds (a method I have used until last season when I build a ripple myself).<\/p>\n\n\n\n