In this video I process my own flax at Skansen open-air museum in Stockholm, Sweden. josefinwaltins... Do you like my videos? Become a patron! / josefinwaltinspinner Blog post: waltin.se/jose...
Fascinating. So much work goes into each piece of cloth done this way, one can appreciate the hard work that was constant for women of olden days... 🙏🏻💖 Thank you for all your spinning and fibre videos - very soothing and helpful. 😊
Fascinating. I am currently in the middle of experimenting with this very process. But on an entirely different plant - agave! Where I live, the plants grow everywhere, but they're just seen as low maintenance decoration. Nobody has any idea what they're passing up. They grow huge. They need practically no water, being desert succulents. And they're not quite as labor intensive, in my humble opinion. Just as long as you have a great big pot and some water to boil the leaves with. After that, they're pretty easy to strip. Almost like shaving your face.
Beautiful fibre. I like that break/scutcher. We use our double break for that step, but I imagine the single break would work better. Thanks for sharing and the lovely video.
@@josefinwaltin The break used at the start of the video has two slots and two blades. Locally we call that a double break (opposed to a single break that has one slot and one blade). But flax language varies dramatically in different parts of the world. It could be a Canadian thing.
Don’t you wonder how they ever figured this out? And, so much labor and hand work, however the finished linen product is so beautiful, stron and useful.
Someone a few thousand years ago stumbled upon a plant that had retted in nature and decided to twist the fibers. But yes, it is breathtaking to even think about.
Where can I buy flax processing equipment, especially a flax brake and hackes? None of the major spinning wheel manufatures carries this equipment. Do I have to build it all from scratch?
I have finally managed to get hold of flax processing tools for all the steps of the process. All have been old (a brake from 1821) and used except for the ripple that I built myself. So my best advice to you is to keep your eyes open in yard sales and other places where old farming equipment are sold. I'm sure there are blueprints of brakes online. Wingham woolworks (UK) have hackles in different sizes, www.winghamwoolwork.co.uk/wingham-flax-hackle.html
:D Ja, jag tror att det ska mjukna efter tvätt. Jag har bara inte riktigt koll på hur det ska tvättas, jag har sett så många olika varianter. Lycka till!
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Thank you for this video and the description of what she is doing... amazing to see people working on this.
Thank you! 😊
Fascinating. So much work goes into each piece of cloth done this way, one can appreciate the hard work that was constant for women of olden days... 🙏🏻💖 Thank you for all your spinning and fibre videos - very soothing and helpful. 😊
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoy my videos! :)
Fascinating. I am currently in the middle of experimenting with this very process. But on an entirely different plant - agave!
Where I live, the plants grow everywhere, but they're just seen as low maintenance decoration. Nobody has any idea what they're passing up.
They grow huge. They need practically no water, being desert succulents. And they're not quite as labor intensive, in my humble opinion. Just as long as you have a great big pot and some water to boil the leaves with.
After that, they're pretty easy to strip. Almost like shaving your face.
Sounds lovely, happy experimenting!
Such beautiful and peaceful people. The old lady is so precious
Yes, they are very talented and eager to pass on their knowledge.
Beautiful fibre.
I like that break/scutcher. We use our double break for that step, but I imagine the single break would work better.
Thanks for sharing and the lovely video.
I haven't seen a double break here in Sweden, but I have heard someone talk about it somewhere else. The U.S., perhaps.
@@josefinwaltin The break used at the start of the video has two slots and two blades. Locally we call that a double break (opposed to a single break that has one slot and one blade). But flax language varies dramatically in different parts of the world. It could be a Canadian thing.
@@CrowingHen Oh, I see! I thought you meant a break with two handles. Thanks for clarifying.
Don’t you wonder how they ever figured this out? And, so much labor and hand work, however the finished linen product is so beautiful, stron and useful.
Someone a few thousand years ago stumbled upon a plant that had retted in nature and decided to twist the fibers. But yes, it is breathtaking to even think about.
Wonderful. Love their head coverings.
Great to see this.
You remind me of me. Jumping in to learn. Love it!
Yes! I need to feel it to understand it. 😊
im just amazed how someone figured that out, that by doing all that you get a thread
Yes! And tens of thousands of years ago.
@@josefinwaltin i know, mind boggling
incase anyone wondered where the phrase 'tow-headed' came from... :)
i am from india .i am doing masters in textile engineering andwhen i got to know about flax,linen and it is amazing. best wishes.
Yes, it’s an amazing fiber. 🌸
Where can I buy flax processing equipment, especially a flax brake and hackes? None of the major spinning wheel manufatures carries this equipment. Do I have to build it all from scratch?
I have finally managed to get hold of flax processing tools for all the steps of the process. All have been old (a brake from 1821) and used except for the ripple that I built myself. So my best advice to you is to keep your eyes open in yard sales and other places where old farming equipment are sold. I'm sure there are blueprints of brakes online. Wingham woolworks (UK) have hackles in different sizes, www.winghamwoolwork.co.uk/wingham-flax-hackle.html
Jag har spunnit en del lin nu, hoppas verkligen att det mjuknar efter tvätt! Annars kan man ha det som svinto😂
:D Ja, jag tror att det ska mjukna efter tvätt. Jag har bara inte riktigt koll på hur det ska tvättas, jag har sett så många olika varianter. Lycka till!
Such fun creating flax fiber. Got my flax retted and ready to break into fiber. :)
Yay!