Showing posts with label seeding. Show all posts
Showing posts with label seeding. Show all posts

Sunday, 17 September 2017

Where to buy fibre flax seed

Here are some places we found Fibre Flax seed for sale.



Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds occasionally has fibre flax available.  Perhaps if more people start requesting it, they will bring it back as a regular item.

They also carry a few other heritage varieties of flax that look promising for fibre production. Just because they don't say these are for making linen, doesn't mean they can't be used for it.  All flax has fibre hidden in its stem, perhaps it just needs the right conditions to make it useable.  So far, I've had the best luck with their perennial flax.


Richters Herbs also has fibre flax from time to time.

At the moment of writing, they have Evelin Fibre flax in stock, but Regina Fibre Flax is out of stock.   They also have a listing called 'flax' which may also be useful for fibre making.  I can't tell how tall it is from the description, but if one had the room, it would be worth trying.



Wild Fibres UK also has flaxseed, however, I don't know if they ship overseas or not.

Flax for Sale is a place in the US that sells seeds as well as fibre for spinning.  They don't mention if they ship internationally.

Woolgatherers sells Marilyn Flax seed which originates from Holland.


Know of any other sources of flaxseed?  Please let us know in the comments section.

Tuesday, 15 April 2014

2012 Rolling the flax field chanting video

Beatrice took this video of Jonathon, Kief and me(barb) pulling the roller over the field to press the flax seeds into the soil. The field was so lumpy and my foot hurt so much I had a tough time trying to keep up with those young fellows, but I wanted a turn just to say I did it. Beatrice did a much better job but she needed a break. It was so hot that day and at first I couldn't hear the words Jonathon was chanting. When I finally figured it out I took them some water. The usual team was Ken, Kief, Beatrice and Jonathon. They were so hot, tired, and had blistered feet and it was the hottest day of the year so far - it was the long weekend in May 2012

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