Homegrown Linen Book + Seed

We found this book and fell in love with it. Raven Ranson has written a fabulous book that is a must for all linen lovers or new comers to linen. Growing flax and transforming it into a textile is a multi layered adventure and Raven invites us in.

This book and 50 grams of flax seed are a perfect gift for anyone who gardens, spins or is interested in increased self reliance.

Written by Raven Ranson. Illustrated by Tracy Wandling.

(from the back of the book) About the Book: Grow Linen yarn sustainably at home. Reclaim the traditional skill of growing flax, extracting the fibres, and preparing them for spinning. Homegrown Linen is both a conceptual and hands on book about gardening, homesteading, and creating yarn. Appropriate for all levels of experience, from the yarn curious to the master spinner. Discover: how to grow flax for fibre, how to adapt growing techniques to your conditions using permaculture techniques, hot to create a personalized fibre flax variety, hot to process fibre from flax straw, the tools, tips and tricks for working with linen , other uses for flax.