** This event is exclusively for NALA Members. ** Your next NALA Members Social & Networking opportunity is scheduled for August 20, 2024 from 10:oo am – 11:00 am PDT. Please join us in welcoming our special guest speaker: Jessica Thies from the Parsons School of Design. Jessica will be speaking about her faculty role […]
NALA will join the inaugural Industry Networking Collaborative meeting at TechTextil in Raleigh on August 20th. Associations will meet to discuss visions, missions, goals and collaborations. If you are attending TechTextil, you are invited to join a launch party to celebrate this industry collaborative on August 21, 2024. Register Here
Wisconsin Permaculture Convergence, Cooksville, WI August 24th at 3:00 pm CST This workshop is part of a larger event offering a wide variety of interesting workshops and lectures on permaculture related issues and activities. Leslie Schroeder of the Wisconsin Linen Revival will also be taking part in the evening’s panel discussion on the what and why […]
Join Green Mountain Linen at our third annual East Barnard Linen Fair on Saturday 7th – Sunday 8th September, 2024. No-registration needed. This free event celebrates traditional methods of processing flax to linen. Participate in the flax harvest, and try flax processing with traditional equipment. See spinning and weaving demonstrations throughout the weekend. A schedule […]
**THIS IS A MEMBER ONLY EVENT** Please join us for the September NALA Member Social and Networking event featuring Heidi Barr and the team from the PA Flax Project as they share information about their recent award of the Organic Market Development Grant (OMDG) and the journey to writing, receiving, and managing federal grants. All […]
Participate in a workshop on hand processing fiber flax and witness the transformation of straw into golden spinnable fiber. See an overview of mechanized processing, examples of products to be produced at the mill, and an overview of PA Flax Project Mill plans. This event will take place in both Spanish and English with simultaneous […]
A farmer, a designer, a processor, and a sustainability expert join us to discuss the potential of flax. In a hybrid event, on October 7th, a panel of experts will take a deep dive into the lifecycle and material potential of processing flax for fiber, oil and building materials. The panel is part of a series […]
**THIS IS A MEMBER ONLY EVENT** Please join us on Oct 24, 2024, 4-5 PM EST for the October NALA Member Social and Networking event featuring Andrea Myklebust and Laura Sullivan of the Northern New England Fibershed as they share information about their regional mill grant research, and growing protocols in Northeast New England. Andrea […]
This slightly eclectic conversation series is Sharon Kallis’ way of bringing home the stories from some of the people met along the way on her summer research trip. The name of this series is inspired by how sheep farmer Susan Russell ends conversations, “to be continued”, acknowledging there is always more to say, more to […]
Join expert Andrea Myklebust to learn the craft of spinning flax fiber into linen yarn. Working with hand spindles and distaves, participants will be introduced to the foundational concepts of spinning: the control of loose fiber through drafting, and the addition of twist to create a structurally-sound yarn. The instructor will provide all of the necessary […]