Homegrown Linen - the book!

One of our members has written a book about growing flax!

Homegrown Linen:
Transforming Flaxseed into Fibre

by Raven Ranson
Grow linen yarn sustainably at home. Reclaim the traditional skill of growing flax, extracting the fibres, and preparing them for spinning.

Homegrown linen is both a conceptual and hands-on book about gardening, homesteading, and creating yarn.  Appropriate for all levels of experience from the yarn-curious to the master spinner.

Discover: how to grow flax for fibre • how to adapt growing techniques to your conditions using permaculture techniques • how to create a personalized fibre flax variety • how to process fibre from straw • the tools • tips and tricks for working with linen • other uses for flax
The book is illustrated by Tracy Wandling, and will feature drawings of the flax plant, the tools used, and even one of Raven turning the dew retting flax.

Also featuring full colour, stunning colour photos of the process of creating linen yarn using homegrown flax.

Part of the 2017 flax to linen Victoria harvest

Softcover book
108 pages total
12 full-colour pages
eco-friendly paper by a carbon-neutral, local printer
ISBN: 978-1-9994733-0-3

Learn more about Homegrown Linen here.

Flax to Linen Victoria - 2018-2019

As of 2018 and 2019, Flax to Linen Victoria is demonstrating at three events per year:

Two events at SHAS (the Saanich Historical Artifacts Society), early summer and at the thrashing festival in September.

and

Fibrations, the largest fibre festival in Victoria, BC, Canada.

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The Flax to Linen Group of Victoria has been active for over a decade now - doing educational displays at festivals, events and markets.  We are currently undertaking a fallow period while we pursue our individual artistic endeavours.