06/04/2021
Hi, Low Technology Institute Readers! Scott Johnson of the Low Technology Institute and I will be leading "Flax to Linen" a three-part workshop on flax growing, processing, and spinning. This is an old skill that has nearly died out due to the rise of industrial machinery. Flax has a long history, and the process of turning it into useable fiber is incredibly satisfying.
If you want to learn to grow and process the flax, no experience is required. If you would like to learn to spin it into thread, intermediate to advanced spinning skill is required (that thread is really fine).
Space is limited to 12 participants, so enroll now. We'll have a waiting list if we fill up.
Scott Johnson and the Low Technology Institute are the reason we are called the Victorian Technology Institute. He took a look at what we were doing and gave us the name, and it stuck. Scott is doing some amazing work that uses little to no fossil fuels or electricity.
In this three-part workshop, participants will learn to harvest, process, and spin flax plants into linen thread suitable for weaving. We have a small flax plot that we’ll be harvesting by mi…
