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 […]
Healthy Materials Lab presents Regeneration of Flax: Linseed, Linen, Shive, & Oil at the Arnold and Sheila Aronson Galleries on 5th Avenue in NYC. The exhibition will display the breadth of applications of products from the flax plant and encourage increased regional development of flax fiber in North America. Through the diversity of innovative designs, historic and current, our […]
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 […]
Join us for a Panel Discussion/Moderated Conversation at the 2024 Textile Society of America Symposium titled “Shifts and Strands: Rethinking the Possibilities and Potentials of Textiles”. Panel Discussion will take place on November 14, 2024, 11:15 am to 12:45 pm EST. The Symposium will be held virtually on Zoom from November 12-17, 2024. NALA […]
Hello NALA members! We’ve had many new members join over the past few months, so as a nod to Thanksgiving/Giving Thanks, we’d like to dedicate our November meeting to Community Connection! This will be an opportunity to meet like-minded linen enthusiasts, share your interests and talents, and learn about NALA and each other. We hope […]