FLAX FACTS

Flax fiber and seed pods on a bed of flax seed.
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Flax processing and spinning demonstrations can be seen
at the
Sylvanus Brown House at Slater Mill.
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The hatchel (left) & flax break (right) are used
to separate and
straighten the fiber.Ê
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Detail of flax fiber being pulled through hatchel.Ê
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