I very much love geeking out with others who have a deep interest in textile arts and the internet is a fantastic way to connect with these individuals. One very interesting woman that I met via that medium is Lady Anne of Saffron Walden. We engaged in a discussion about growing, processing and bleaching linen on a Facebook group and later carried that discussion to private messages. I was very fortunate this year at Pennsic to have her come to my camp to show me her wonderful samples of handspun and handwoven linens as well as all of the swatches from her bleaching experiment.
I recommend checking out her display if you ever have the chance (and talking to her in person is a delight). More information about her work raising flax and her fascinating experiments with whitening linen can be found here on her blog: http://mostlyaboutflax.blogspot.com/
I recommend checking out her display if you ever have the chance (and talking to her in person is a delight). More information about her work raising flax and her fascinating experiments with whitening linen can be found here on her blog: http://mostlyaboutflax.blogspot.com/
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