Category: linen
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Linen seed saving at St Fagan’s Museum
The flax planted at Abernodwydd garden was pulled up over three sessions during August, then stored in the barn in bundled stooks, allowing it to dry and the seed bolls to develop. Then we rippled and winnowed the seed on a blowy September, in the yard of the farmhouse where it was grown. There’s evidence…
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Flax of ‘25
This year at St Fagan’s Museum we moved to a new garden. Abernodwydd house garden was beautifully prepared by the garden team at the museum. We had our own saved seed and new seed from Flaxlands. We planted in sun in April, then had some rain, more sun and warm weather. It’s grown to over…
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Un-Fashion at FACC space
We’re at the end of our Ashley Family Fund grant and so we’re celebrating and sharing our achievements with a little exhibition and free workshops. We have been gifted the lovely, cosy space run by the Future Arts Collective Cymru. There’s an exhibition of flax to linen upstairs, including the amazing dioramas by Martine Brown…
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Flax ‘24
It’s been a varied and diverse year for us growing. Many other commitments, personal situations and the weather, as well as already having a large amount of the Machynlleth crop of ‘23 still to deal with, meant we’ve not grown so much this year, but have some interesting results and lessons learned. Today 3 of…
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Flax to linen at St Fagan’s Nature Day
Saturday 29th June 11-3.30pm Join the Making n Mending club team in the Atrium at the National Museum St Fagan’s Celebration of Nature event, to see our flax plants being turned into linen yarn. Have a go yourself and make a cordage linen bracelet to keep. There will be lovely linen and fibre items for…
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