The PA Flax Project
@paflaxproject.bsky.social
The Pennsylvania Flax Project aims to revitalize the flax-for-linen industry in our region to benefit both urban and rural communities!
www.paflaxproject.com/
www.paflaxproject.com/
Linen appreciation 💚
November 10, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Linen appreciation 💚
One year ago today, we received our specialized flax harvesting equipment from Belgium! This season, we were able to use it to harvest some of our flax. This is particularly mind-blowing because we are pretty sure that no one in the Eastern United States has used this machinery before.
August 8, 2025 at 4:33 PM
One year ago today, we received our specialized flax harvesting equipment from Belgium! This season, we were able to use it to harvest some of our flax. This is particularly mind-blowing because we are pretty sure that no one in the Eastern United States has used this machinery before.
Our 2025 Square Yard Project is almost at its end! Look at these gorgeous plots!
August 7, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Our 2025 Square Yard Project is almost at its end! Look at these gorgeous plots!
After every hand-processing event, we need to sort through our co-products and separate them! Everything from the fiber flax crop is useful:
July 20, 2025 at 2:32 PM
After every hand-processing event, we need to sort through our co-products and separate them! Everything from the fiber flax crop is useful:
The 2025 PA Flax Square Yard Project so far…
June 23, 2025 at 1:05 PM
The 2025 PA Flax Square Yard Project so far…
We experimented with making paper out of fiber flax co-product! The co-products are things like tow, shive, dust, etc - anything that isn't used for long line fiber!
A special thank you to paperTHINKtank for helping us in this journey, and to Awbury Arboretum for giving us an excuse to do this 😁
A special thank you to paperTHINKtank for helping us in this journey, and to Awbury Arboretum for giving us an excuse to do this 😁
June 6, 2025 at 5:08 PM
We experimented with making paper out of fiber flax co-product! The co-products are things like tow, shive, dust, etc - anything that isn't used for long line fiber!
A special thank you to paperTHINKtank for helping us in this journey, and to Awbury Arboretum for giving us an excuse to do this 😁
A special thank you to paperTHINKtank for helping us in this journey, and to Awbury Arboretum for giving us an excuse to do this 😁
We've been planting up a storm! 🌱
May 23, 2025 at 11:05 AM
We've been planting up a storm! 🌱
THANK YOU to Awbury Arboretum, Historic Rittenhouse Town, and Narberth Park for having us at your Earth day events! It's always incredible to share hand-processing with new people.
May 5, 2025 at 11:48 AM
THANK YOU to Awbury Arboretum, Historic Rittenhouse Town, and Narberth Park for having us at your Earth day events! It's always incredible to share hand-processing with new people.