Found a flax gem on a forum: “Classic European way to spin line is on a low-whorl or all-in-one spindle with either a body-braced or a free-standing distaff and grasped or very short suspended. Using the traditional tools makes a big difference here. The ancient Egyptian way to spin flax was to select fibers from […]
Month: January 2021
Another rabbit hole awaits
I started working on a fleece. So I bought a washed shetland fleece a few weeks ago and the hand cards back in December. Hand cards were $45 with shipping and that was a great deal. I planned to get some in March or April but the price was good. The fleece was a 1 […]
Today’s Interesting Read
Reproduction Textiles! Link here.I’m currently working my way through the research paper that is linked in the text and describes the piece that the reproduction is based on. The paper is fascinating too!