Harvest celebration shows how to turn flax into linen
BREAKING THE DRIED FLAX - Alexandra Spaulding, field and market manager at Red Door Family Farm in Athens, demonstrates how to break the dried flax to separate the fibers from the woody core. Leslie Schroeder, founder of Midwest Linen Revival, is shown in the background using her hands to help her describe this step in the process to event attendees. STAFF PHOTOS/CASEY KRAUTKRAMER BREAKING THE DRIED FLAX - Alexandra Spaulding, field and market manager at Red Door Family Farm in Athens, demonstrates how to break the dried flax to separate the fibers from the woody core. Leslie Schroeder, founder of Midwest Linen Revival, is shown in the background using her hands to help her describe this step in the process to event attendees. STAFF PHOTOS/CASEY KRAUTKRAMER
People gathered at Red Door Family Farm in Athens on Saturday and learned how to harvest flax from the field and turn it into fibers to make linen fabric for clothing The activity was part of a fla...
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