Flax

Flax – growing and processing from plant to fiber and spinning into linen yarn which can then be handwoven into linen fabric and art work

Growing the flax plant
Growing the flax plant
Growing the flax- the blue flower of the flax plant
Growing the flax plant
Growing the flax plant
The flax plant drying
Growing the flax plant
Growing the flax plant
Growing the flax plant
The process of making linen - the flax plant growing
The process of making linen - the flax plant drying
The process of making linen - the picked flax plants drying
Growing the flax- the blue flower of the flax plant
Growing the flax- the blue flower of the flax plant
Growing the flax - the blue flower of the flax plant
The flax plant growing
Pulling up the flax plant
The process of making linen - the picked flax plants
The flax seeds
Soaking the picked flax plants
Breaking down the dried flax plant
Breaking down the flax plant
Breaking down the flax plant into fine fibres
Spinning the flax fibres
Spinning the flax fibres
Spinning the flax fibres
The spun linen yarns
The spun linen yarns
The spun linen yarns
The end result from the flax plant to the spun linen yarns
flax and slate framed artwork
flax and slate framed artwork
flax and slate framed artwork
flax and slate wall hanging
flax and slate wall hanging
flax and slate wall hanging