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SUMMARY:LANDIS VALLEY SUMMER INSTITUTE – FLAX: FROM FIELD TO FABRIC
DESCRIPTION:Learn how to process flax into fabric by hand starting in the field! \nIn Flax: From Field to Fabric you begin with pulling the flax in the field and progress through breaking\, heckling\, carding\, using a drop spindle to spin yarn\, dying the yarn and finally weave a small piece of fabric. \nThis three-day hands-on course includes a drop spindle and a lap loom for you to take home to continue your journey after the class. \nAll materials and equipment are included. Cindy Conners lecture on Saturday at 4 PM is also included with your admission to this class. \nLandis Valley Museum Master Instructors Joe Schott\, Tina Mickley and Author Cindy Conner will guide you through every step. Registration for this very special class is limited. Class is held both outside and inside\, please dress in layers appropriate for the weather. Please wear sturdy\, comfortable\, supportive shoes. \nDate: Friday July 5\, Saturday July 6 and Sunday July 7 \nTime: 9 AM – 4 PM EST Each Day \nSpecial Requirements: Ages 18+ \nLocation: Please meet in Museum Store \nTuition: : $300.00\, LVA Members: $275.00 \nWhat to Bring: Lunch and water bottle. \nCoffee and Donuts will be served each morning from 8:30 AM – 10 AM in the Museum Store. \nAll sales are final\, no refunds. Proceeds benefit the Museum. \nRegister Here: https://www.landisvalleymuseum.org/event/summer-institute-flax-from-field-to-fabric/
URL:https://northamericanlinen.org/event/landis-valley-summer-institute-flax-from-field-to-fabric/
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SUMMARY:Visit a Western Oregon Flax Field in Bloom!
DESCRIPTION:Full bloom! Come walk in the fiber flax field with Fibrevolution on Saturday\, June 29\, 2024\, and enjoy the beautiful sea of blue flowers. Bring your camera\, flat shoes\, and a sun hat. We will be there from 10-1 pm\, behind the Oso Honey Farm stand – 5876 SW 3rd St\, Corvallis\, Oregon. Flowers open in the morning and fall by the afternoon. Visit on your way to the Black Sheep Gathering in Albany!
URL:https://northamericanlinen.org/event/visit-a-western-oregon-flax-field-in-bloom/
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SUMMARY:June NALA Members Social and Networking
DESCRIPTION:*This event is for NALA Members Only* \nYour next NALA Members Social opportunity is scheduled for Thursday\, June 20th at 9:00 am PST / 12:00 am EST. Please join us in welcoming our special guest speaker: Arin Gintowt\, Co-VP of NALA\, as he shares the Psychology of Linen. In addition to serving on the NALA Board of Directors\, Arin is the founder of CanFlax and President at Eliza Faulkner Designs. \nWith over ten year’s experience in the sustainable fashion industry\, and a multi-disciplined and diverse background in economics\, media\, entertainment\, and marketing\, Arin brings passion and vision\, and looks to create a positive impact in whatever he touches. Arin is a ceaseless learner and critical thinker. He enjoys advocating the benefits of durable goods\, restorative and regenerative agriculture\, and ESG\, and enjoys speaking on those subjects. \nWe would also like to welcome new NALA members into the community with a meet & greet opportunity. This is a great chance to make connections and build the community!
URL:https://northamericanlinen.org/event/june-nala-members-social-and-networking/
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SUMMARY:NALA Social & Networking: Guest Speakers Rosie Bristow and Nick Evans (NALA Members Event)
DESCRIPTION:Rosie Bristow and Nick Evans of Fantasy Fibre Mill connects regenerative agriculture to ethical fashion\, producing natural fibre yarn which is grown\, processed and spun in the UK. They aim to disrupt the extractive and exploitative fashion supply chain and instead produce textiles which nurture the local environment and community. So far they have grown a hectare of flax\, built three prototype processing machines\, made lots of yarn samples and undertaken a big research project into the viability of building a soil-to-soil textile economy in the UK. \nZoom link will be provided to all NALA members. This is a NALA member only event.
URL:https://northamericanlinen.org/event/nala-social-networking-guest-speakers-rosie-bristow-and-nick-evans-nala-members-event/
LOCATION:Zoom
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SUMMARY:Workshop: Flax to Fiber with Sharon Kallis of EartHand Gleaners Society
DESCRIPTION:Are you flax to linen curious and in the Edmonton\, Alberta Canada area? Sharon Kallis will be teaching a weekend intensive processing to spinning class the weekend of May 24 – 26. There is a potluck artist talk and social that is free on Friday night\, then processing to spinning on Saturday and Sunday\, which is the paid program. \n \n 
URL:https://northamericanlinen.org/event/workshop-flax-to-fiber-with-sharon-kallis-of-earthand-gleaners-society/
ORGANIZER;CN="Nancy Sandercock":MAILTO:nancy.sandercock@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:PA Flax Project's Producer Series: Part 1 (Growing)
DESCRIPTION:See fiber flax in the field in its early growth stage\, meet PA Flax Project’s full team\, discuss fiber flax varieties & an overview of the crop cycle\, and hear an overview of PA Flax Project’s cooperative business model and its economic benefits to producers. \n\nThis event will take place in both Spanish and English with simultaneous interpretation. Spanish-only\, English-only\, and bilingual speakers are all invited to attend this workshop. \nTo register and for more information please visit: https://paflaxproject.com/events \n***Organic snacks will be provided. \n\nSaturday\, May 18\, 2024\n10:00 AM  12:00 PM EST\nRodale Main Campus (map)\n\nRain Date May 19th
URL:https://northamericanlinen.org/event/pa-flax-projects-producer-series-part-1-growing/
LOCATION:Rodale Main Camppus
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SUMMARY:NALA Social & Networking: Guest Speaker Alvin Ulrich (NALA Member Event)
DESCRIPTION:This month we welcome Alvin Ulrich\, NALA Board of Director’s member and owner of Biolin Research Inc.\, which began as a research facility with the goal of producing value-added fiber from flax grown in the Prairie provinces of Canada. Biolin’s mission is to utilize 100% of the flax straw for commercial end uses so that the straw\, traditionally burned or chopped in the fields by farmers\, becomes a viable and profitable product\, completing the natural recycle circle. \nZoom link will be provided to all NALA members. This is a NALA member only event.
URL:https://northamericanlinen.org/event/nala-social-networking-guest-speaker-alvin-ulrich/
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