Following the spring lecture on the history of history and cultivation of flax, Garfield Farm Museum in Campton Hills ...

Growing flax for fiber to spin into linen requires many steps. Once it is harvested and the seeds removed, it needs to be retted. Retting flax is the process of freeing the flax fibers from between ...

Growing flax to process into linen was a common activity on homesteads before the Industrial Revolution. In fact, a quarter acre per person might have been planted to take care of clothing and other ...

Linen comes from flax, which uses fewer inputs than cotton and lasts longer. Katherine Martinko is an expert in sustainable living. She holds a degree in English Literature and History from the ...

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