Growing your own fiber to spin and weave into fabric for clothes is an exciting endeavor. However, it requires many skills that are no longer the norm. We have to relearn what and how to grow, how to ...

Growing flax to process into linen was a common activity on homesteads before the Industrial Revolution. In fact, a quarter acre per person might have been planted to take care of clothing and other ...

A metal comb is one tool used to break flax down for processing into linen. Off a side road in Durham, a barn that belongs to the University of New Hampshire houses some unique devices from days gone ...