{"id":8824,"date":"2022-11-05T07:58:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-05T06:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/?p=8824"},"modified":"2022-11-05T07:58:02","modified_gmt":"2022-11-05T06:58:02","slug":"rehackling-flax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/rehackling-flax\/","title":{"rendered":"Rehackling flax"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">It&#8217;s been a while, but today I release a new video! This time I show you how I rehackle flax that has been stored for a while. In this case flax from the Berta&#8217;s flax project that has been stored since the 1940&#8217;s, but I would rehackle any flax that doesn&#8217;t come fresh off the hackles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"525\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bOUnNpMXD_8?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I actually shot a version of this video in the summer of 2021. But as the time went by, I realized that I had changed my methods here and there. The footage wasn&#8217;t the best either.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A video project within a process<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I procrastinated for a year. Then I tried again this summer, 2022. I updated my methods and my phone, so I got better footage too. The summer went by and I changed some more methods. I procrastinated a little more. Then I realized that the changes were due to my process, and a process is always changing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I spun flax all summer and learned a lot along the way. I changed techniques, tools and my understanding of the process, while developing and refining my methods. Here are some changes I have made since I shot the video:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>I divide the stricks into even smaller bundles for more control and better quality in the hackling<\/li><li>I have a different way of dressing the distaff with the fanned fibers (see archive video below)<\/li><li>Even if I put my hand very gently on the hackle spikes to keep the flax on them, there is a risk of getting hurt if I&#8217;m not careful. I now place my index finger on top of the fibers just in front of the spikes to force the fibers to stay in the hackle without risking getting my hand hurt.<\/li><li>I now use a different spinning wheel, my Kromski Mazurka Henrietta (see image below)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>So what I give you is a still image of my methods as they presented themselves in the process then and there, in the shape of a video. I have learned a lot since then and a video produced now would look different. I hope my learning process is to the benefit of yours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rehackling flax<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In the video I rehackle flax that is around 80 years old. The flax comes from the Austrian <a href=\"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/flax-community\/\">Berta&#8217;s flax project<\/a> and the flax stricks have been stored in a chest until just recently. While the flax was in amazing condition it was compressed and needed a little love. In fact, I would rehackle any flax that I didn&#8217;t get straight off the hackles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"413\" data-attachment-id=\"8163\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/img_2633\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG_2633.jpeg?fit=1024%2C806&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,806\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 13 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1655289804&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.7&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0013106159895151&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_2633\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG_2633.jpeg?fit=525%2C413&amp;ssl=1\" data-id=\"8163\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG_2633.jpeg?resize=525%2C413&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG_2633.jpeg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG_2633.jpeg?resize=300%2C236&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG_2633.jpeg?resize=768%2C605&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"346\" data-attachment-id=\"8301\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/img_3327\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_3327.jpeg?fit=1024%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,675\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1657314275&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_3327\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_3327.jpeg?fit=525%2C346&amp;ssl=1\" data-id=\"8301\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_3327.jpeg?resize=525%2C346&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_3327.jpeg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_3327.jpeg?resize=300%2C198&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_3327.jpeg?resize=768%2C506&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">I rehackle <em>80-ish year old Austrian flax from the Berta&#8217;s flax project.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You can read more about rehackling flax in <a href=\"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/daily-flax\/\">this blog post<\/a> and more about the <a href=\"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/the-flax-princesses\/\">Berta&#8217;s flax project here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Time and air<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Preparing fibers invites air in between the fibers. In some preparations a lot of air with the fibers willy-nilly, but still evenly distributed, like a carded preparation. In other preparations a little less air and the fibers parallel, but still evenly distributed, like a combed preparation. Fiber preparation thus evens out the space between the fibers by of course untangling them, but also by bringing air into the fiber mass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"648\" data-attachment-id=\"8288\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/va-grovhacklat-ho-oomhaxcklat\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_3264.jpeg?fit=830%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"830,1024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 13 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;V\\u00e4 grovh\\u00e4cklat h\\u00f6 oomh\\u00e4xcklat&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1657115101&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.7&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;40&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0054347826086957&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;V\\u00e4 grovh\\u00e4cklat h\\u00f6 oomh\\u00e4xcklat&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"V\u00e4 grovh\u00e4cklat h\u00f6 oomh\u00e4xcklat\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;V\u00e4 grovh\u00e4cklat h\u00f6 oomh\u00e4xcklat&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_3264.jpeg?fit=525%2C648&amp;ssl=1\" data-id=\"8288\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_3264.jpeg?resize=525%2C648&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_3264.jpeg?w=830&amp;ssl=1 830w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_3264.jpeg?resize=243%2C300&amp;ssl=1 243w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_3264.jpeg?resize=768%2C948&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"700\" data-attachment-id=\"8289\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/va-finhacklat-ho-grovhacklat\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_3268.jpeg?fit=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"768,1024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 13 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;V\\u00e4 finh\\u00e4cklat h\\u00f6 grovh\\u00e4cklat&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1657115836&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.7&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0078125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;V\\u00e4 finh\\u00e4cklat h\\u00f6 grovh\\u00e4cklat&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"V\u00e4 finh\u00e4cklat h\u00f6 grovh\u00e4cklat\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;V\u00e4 finh\u00e4cklat h\u00f6 grovh\u00e4cklat&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_3268.jpeg?fit=525%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" data-id=\"8289\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_3268.jpeg?resize=525%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_3268.jpeg?w=768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_3268.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"700\" data-attachment-id=\"8290\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/va-borstat-ho-finhacklat\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_3272.jpeg?fit=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"768,1024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 13 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;V\\u00e4 borstat h\\u00f6 finh\\u00e4cklat&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1657116744&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.7&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0068027210884354&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;V\\u00e4 borstat h\\u00f6 finh\\u00e4cklat&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"V\u00e4 borstat h\u00f6 finh\u00e4cklat\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;V\u00e4 borstat h\u00f6 finh\u00e4cklat&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_3272.jpeg?fit=525%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" data-id=\"8290\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_3272.jpeg?resize=525%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_3272.jpeg?w=768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_3272.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">Three comparisons: Old hackling and rough rehackling (left), rough rehackling and fine rehackling (middle) and fine rehackling and brushing (right)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Regardless of whether 80 years or one summer has passed since the original preparation took place, time has gone by. Time causes the fibers to compress, whether it&#8217;s protein or cellulose fibers, carded or combed preparation. The air that the preparation brought into the fibers has escaped, making the fiber mass more compact and possibly retangled, depending on how it has been stored.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Spot the difference<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Spinning from an old preparation would thus possibly be more straining on both the spinner and the fibers and leave a yarn of lesser quality. If you compare an old and a new preparation you would probably feel a struggle while spinning the old preparation and a lightness while spinning the new.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"417\" data-attachment-id=\"8299\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/img_3324\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_3324.jpeg?fit=825%2C655&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"825,655\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1657314186&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_3324\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_3324.jpeg?fit=525%2C417&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_3324.jpeg?resize=525%2C417&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_3324.jpeg?w=825&amp;ssl=1 825w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_3324.jpeg?resize=300%2C238&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_3324.jpeg?resize=768%2C610&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Newly rehackled and brushed flax is just dreamy to work with.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The old preparation would probably pull out more fibers from the preparation than a new preparation would, making it more difficult to spin an even and\/or fine yarn. The drafted fibers would probably also be bundled. More fibers would break, there would be more waste, shorter fibers and more strain in the body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Listening to the flax<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As I prepare the flax and spin it I get the chance to know it. If I just listen close enough the flax will tell me how it works and what I need to do to spin it into its most beautiful yarn. As I prepare the flax I get the chance to see the length of the fibers, the fineness and the condition of the retting and, when applicable, the quality of the first preparation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"392\" data-attachment-id=\"8831\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/img_1445\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/IMG_1445.jpeg?fit=1024%2C764&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,764\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1626968087&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_1445\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/IMG_1445.jpeg?fit=525%2C392&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/IMG_1445.jpeg?resize=525%2C392&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8831\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/IMG_1445.jpeg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/IMG_1445.jpeg?resize=300%2C224&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/IMG_1445.jpeg?resize=768%2C573&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Enormously long flax fibers from 80 year old Swedish flax. It has been industrially prepared, and stored in untwisted stricks, leaving lots of tangles.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The video I shot in 2021 (and never published) was with flax I had got from a friend. It was the same age as Berta&#8217;s flax, but grown and harvested in Sweden. The length of the flax was impressive. The flax had been prepared in flax mill the 1940&#8217;s and stored in untwisted stricks. The unorganized storing resulted in many tangles, a struggle in the rehackling, a lot of waste and a lower quality in the yarn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"603\" data-attachment-id=\"8412\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/img_3595\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_3595.jpeg?fit=891%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"891,1024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 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harvest was large, but underretted and resulted in a small yield of short (broken) fibers with lots of boon in it.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If the flax is underretted (<a href=\"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/flax-brain\/\">like my 2021 flax sadly was<\/a>) there will be more boon in it, the little pieces of cellulose that haven&#8217;t been properly removed because of the underretting, there will be more breakage and therefore more waste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">All is as it should be<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I believe we learn from all experiences, even if they at the moment may seem wasted. From my 2021 underretted flax I learned to pay extra attention to the retting process. From rehackling the Swedish 80 year old flax last summer I learned how important the storing is. And from spinning the flax from the Berta&#8217;s flax project this year I learned what high quality flax and preparation feels and spins like and what I need to look out for. All my mistakes are opportunities to explore and learn. All is as it should be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Flax experience and depth<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I don&#8217;t have nearly as much experience spinning flax as I have spinning wool. But this and last summer have been flax summers and I have spun commercially prepared modern (Hungarian? Belgian?) flax, commercially prepared 80 year old Swedish flax and hand prepared 80 year old Austrian flax. During this brief time I have encountered several challenges and learned what they do in the yarn. I know now that rehackling is vital for the quality and yield of the yarn and for my physical health. I know I need to spend time on the distaff dressing, pulling out very thin layers in my fan (the only distaff dressing method I have explored so far) to distribute the fibers as evenly as I can.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"541\" data-attachment-id=\"8838\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/rehackling-flax3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Rehackling-flax3.jpeg?fit=1024%2C1055&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,1055\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1667568932&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Rehackling flax3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Rehackling-flax3.jpeg?fit=525%2C541&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Rehackling-flax3.jpeg?resize=525%2C541&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8838\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Rehackling-flax3.jpeg?resize=994%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 994w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Rehackling-flax3.jpeg?resize=291%2C300&amp;ssl=1 291w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Rehackling-flax3.jpeg?resize=768%2C791&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Rehackling-flax3.jpeg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>An evenly prepared fan gives high hopes for a high quality yarn.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When I rehackle the yarn I get a feeling of what I need to do when I get to the distaff dressing and spinning stage. Every time the fibers go through my hands in the process I get information that I can use to create the best yarn I can.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Flower and root ends<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One thing I got a little caught up in while editing the video was the flower end and the root end. In the video I tie the flower end to my waist as I create the fan. In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UUeYJKOYrSk&amp;t=32s\">previous video<\/a> I tied the root end to my waist. Tyeing the root end to the waist is what I had learned from a couple of books on flax preparation and spinning. I thought I was doing it the same way this year as I did in the older video, but apparently I wasn&#8217;t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"439\" data-attachment-id=\"8839\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/rehackling-flax4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Rehackling-flax4.jpeg?fit=1024%2C857&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,857\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1667568943&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Rehackling flax4\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Rehackling-flax4.jpeg?fit=525%2C439&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Rehackling-flax4.jpeg?resize=525%2C439&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8839\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Rehackling-flax4.jpeg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Rehackling-flax4.jpeg?resize=300%2C251&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Rehackling-flax4.jpeg?resize=768%2C643&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>A freshly dressed distaff with what I believe to be mainly flower ends at the top.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I discussed this with a couple of flax friends, and it turns out that in most cases it doesn&#8217;t really matter what end you start with when you spin the yarn. It is important to keep track of the root ends and keep them even as you harvest, dry, rehackle the flax. This is to get as little waste as possible through the different steps of the process. But for the spinning it doesn&#8217;t really matter. I like to be consistent through in my yarn, aiming towards keeping all the root ends in the same direction throughout the yarn, but it doesn&#8217;t seem necessary at all. And unless I haven&#8217;t processed it all myself there is no way of making sure which end is where.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A distaff in a thousand dresses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I dress my distaff with a fan as in the video. This is the only way I have explored. But in Sweden there are several other methods that other flax spinners are way better at than me, and in other parts of Europe still more. This is a very interesting topic that I would love to explore more. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=500aEpy6Hsk&amp;t=305s\">Marie Ekstedt Bjersing shows a couple of methods she uses in this video<\/a> (in Swedish).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"733\" data-attachment-id=\"8411\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/img_3974\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_3974.jpg?fit=1170%2C1634&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1170,1634\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1659726315&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_3974\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_3974.jpg?fit=525%2C733&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_3974.jpg?resize=525%2C733&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_3974.jpg?resize=733%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 733w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_3974.jpg?resize=215%2C300&amp;ssl=1 215w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_3974.jpg?resize=768%2C1073&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_3974.jpg?resize=1100%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_3974.jpg?w=1170&amp;ssl=1 1170w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_3974.jpg?w=1050&amp;ssl=1 1050w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><figcaption>Since I shot the video I have started dressing my distaff a little tighter. In my experience this keeps the fibers better organized.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.europeana.eu\/de\/item\/331\/_kmo_av_sid_26476?fbclid=IwAR3dmq0XJ5ENlzoRRMyCyXIvnF1Fgn6rfWbui0YBnqh6anTF45xh-YMhNJo\">Here<\/a> is an interesting method that Christiane Seufferlein, the head of the Berta&#8217;s flax, showed me. And in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vEktII4BEhs\">this video <\/a>the spinner prepares a fan in the most beautiful way. She also dresses the distaff with the flax tighter, a method that I have been exploring since after I shot my video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In the summertime<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There is still so much to learn and explore. Next summer my sweet wheel Henrietta and I will be out on the terrace again, diving deeper into flax preparation, rehackling and spinning. I still have lots of flax from the Berta&#8217;s flax project, but I also plan to spin my own flax for the very first time. I expect to learn a lot from that too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\">Happy spinning!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">You can find me in several social media:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>This&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/blog\/\"><strong>blog<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;is my main channel. This is where I write posts about spinning, but also where I explain a bit more about videos I release. Sometimes I make videos that are on the blog only.&nbsp;<em>Subscribe or make an rss feed to be sure not to miss any posts.<\/em><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.textilescusco.org\/index.php\/donate\/\"><\/a>My<strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCLBBuYv4kff8RQ_oY-PNEqg?view_as=subscriber\">youtube channel<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;is where I release a lot of my videos.&nbsp;<em>Subscribe to be sure not to missanything!<\/em><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.textilescusco.org\/index.php\/donate\/\"><\/a>I have a&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/josefinwaltinspinner\/\">facebook page<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>where I link to all my blog posts,&nbsp;<em>you are welcome to follow me there.<\/em><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.textilescusco.org\/index.php\/donate\/\"><\/a>I run an&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/josefinwaltinspinner.teachable.com\">online spinning school<\/a>,<\/strong> welcome to join a course! You can also check out my&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/courses-kurser\/\">course page<\/a>&nbsp;for courses in Sweden.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.textilescusco.org\/index.php\/donate\/\"><\/a>On&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/josefinwaltinspinner\/posts\"><strong>Patreon<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;you can get early access to new videos and other Patreon only benefits.&nbsp;The contributions from my&nbsp;patreon only benefits.&nbsp;The contributions from my&nbsp;patrons is an important way to cover the costs, time and energy I put into the videos and blog posts I create. Shooting and editing a 3 minute video takes about 5 hours. Writing a blog post around 3. You can read more about my&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/josefinwaltinspinner\/overview\">Patreon page<\/a>&nbsp;here.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.textilescusco.org\/index.php\/donate\/\"><\/a>You are also welcome to make one-off donations on my&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ko-fi.com\/josefinwaltin\">Ko-fi<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;page.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.textilescusco.org\/index.php\/donate\/\"><\/a>Follow me on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/josefinwaltin\/\"><strong>Instagram<\/strong>.<\/a>&nbsp; I announce new blog posts, share images from behind the scenes and post lots of woolliness.<\/li><li>Read the new book&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/knit-spin-sweden\/\">Knit (spin) Sweden!<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>by Sara Wolf. I am a co-author and write in the fleece section about how I spin yarn from Swedish sheep breeds.fleece section about how I spin yarn from Swedish sheep breeds.<\/li><li>In all the social media I offer, you are more than welcome to contact me. Interacting with you helps me make better content.&nbsp;<em>My private Facebook page, however, will remain private.<\/em><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.textilescusco.org\/index.php\/donate\/\"><\/a>I support&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.textilescusco.org\">Centro de textiles tradicionales del Cusco<\/a><\/strong>, a group of talented textile artists in Cusco, Peru who dedicate their work to the empowerment of weavers through the revitalization and sustainable practice of Peruvian ancestral textiles in the Cusco region. 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