Getting linen fibre from flax and nettles

On By vikkihaffendenIn craft, hand spinning, spinning, Textiles, yarn

I have just watched this fascinating video of Allan Brown making fibre from raw flax and nettles. Filmed here in Sussex at the Bentley Wood Fair.

Woodland TV Working with Flax and Nettles.

Definitely labor intensive, but I’d love to try with Flax.

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