See a demo of the “Grubber” mechanized harvesting equipment necessary for harvesting fiber flax at scale. Learn about hand harvest and an overview of retting and post-harvest handling. Learn how flax fits into rotations and about PA Flax Project’s cooperative business model. This event will take place in both Spanish and English with simultaneous interpretation. […]
Learn how to process flax into fabric by hand starting in the field! In 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. This three-day hands-on […]
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 […]