A beginner-friendly guide to spinning flax fiber into yarn, breaking down the process into simple, manageable steps.

An instructional video on spinning flax fibers using a handheld distaff, featuring traditional medieval tools and methods for historical fiber preparation and spinning. The oil rustlers of West ...

At one time, 18,000 acres of flax were grown in Oregon, with 14 processing mills, spinning and weaving throughout the Willamette Valley. They sold fiber straight to the war efforts, but those ...

Due to their size and the presence of whorls, the pebbles were likely used as an early version of a spinning wheel to gather up fibers like wool or flax and transform it into yarn. The study’s authors ...

These “biofibers” feel a bit like flax fiber and dissolve in hot water within a few minutes to an hour. “When you don’t want these textiles anymore, you can dissolve them and recycle the gelatin to ...