A Guide to Spinning Flax: Linen Spun from Flax Fibers

Have you experienced the joys of spinning flax into linen? Many spinners, both beginner and experienced tend to shy away from the material. But with the help of our free guide, you’ll quickly learn that spinning flax is no more difficult to spin than wool. Explore the world of possibilities with this refreshing collection of articles and blogs. Inside you'll find:

• Growing Flax to Spin is Surprisingly Simple - New to spinning linen? Learn what is flax, how it’s planted, grown, harvested, and spun into such a strong and versatile fiber. Learn the steps needed to take it from the seed to the fiber and how it is spun.

• An Introduction to Spinning Line Flax - Line flax, composed of the longest and best flax fibers—is available in beautiful natural creams, tans, silvers, and grays, and in a variety of lively colors. It’s usually prepared in bundles called stricks. This article outlines the steps for drafting, involving the use of a distaff, to prepare the flax for spinning.

• Spinning Flax Into Linen - Jude fell in love with linen as a teenager when she ironed the family linens. Later, as a new spinner, she thought she would take to linen thread easier than she had taken to wool and silk. She expected to be a natural, but came to find out, she was not. After trying unsuccessfully many times to get everything right, she knew she had to simplify the process. Understand spinning linen, the easy way with this helpful, step by step guide.

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