Hackles and other Flax Processing equipment in The Henry Ford Collections
Hackles and other flax processing equipment remind us of the constant labor needed to turn an agricultural crop – flax – into raw...
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- Sep 15
The Story of the Golden River (1850-1950)
The medieval County of Flanders owes its wealth and reputation to the weaving and processing of woolen fabrics or cloth, as we have all...
- Aug 18
FLAX IN ANCIENT EGYPT
Since the time of the pyramids, Linum usitatissimum L. provided the essential textile fibers for weaving and making clothing. However ...
- Jul 14
Insights into the ongoing Flax Year at the Israeli Forum for Experimental Archaeology
The Forum for Experimental Archeology in Israel is taking part in the flax growing project "A Year On The Field" for the first time this...
- May 19
Flax to Linen in Vancouver, Canada - Kwantlen Polytechnic University and EartHand Gleaners
The "A Year On The Field" project welcomes a new grower - the partnership of the Kwantlen Polytechnic University and EartHand Gleaners...
- Mar 24
From medieval Irish divorce law to current grunge linen with a touch of nettle
Before a glance at present-day grunge fashion, let’s take a quick look at some tidbits of information on flax and linen from Ireland ...
- Mar 3
Flax-growing and linen production in medieval iconography: tools, techniques and gestures
In the Middle Ages, textile plants such as flax and hemp provided not only comestibles for humans and animals, most especially in the...
- Feb 24
Continuing Traditions One Square Metre at a Time
For over two thousand years, Finns have been familiar with flax cultivation. Many traditions throughout the year were closely related to...
- Feb 17
Flax to linen at the Colonial Pennsylvania Plantation
Background The Colonial Pennsylvania Plantation (CPP) is a living history museum interpreting the lives of English colonists living in...
- Feb 10
Linum usitatissimum. An archaeobotanical view on a preserved seed of ‘the most common one’
© Amy Holguin, School of Archaeology, University of Oxford, EXPLO project. The picture shows an uncharred flax seed found under...
- Apr 1, 2022
Official Announcement: Flax is the new 'Year On the Field' crop. Call for participants!
Common Flax (Linum usitatissimum) is a very important field crop worldwide and not only provides food (seeds and oil), but also is the...
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