Hello Natalie
If you mean which species of flax is best for lacemaking then it's
Linum Usitatissimum, otherwise known as common flax, but if you mean
which brand of flax/linen threads is best then it's very much a
personal preference. The end products will be influenced by the
climate in which the flax is grown and by the way it is
harvested/processed.
Try Googling on: Linum usitatissimum climate
Brenda
On 2 Oct 2005, at 16:57, Nathalie wrote:
Hello Spiders,
I'm trying to find more information about flax. I want to know which
flax is the best for lace. I know there's a lot of factors that make
good flax, but I'm keen to find out what the best flax seed is. Any
other information is also more than welcome. I have looked and looked
but to no avail. Pat Earnshaw's book on threads was extremely
interesting but she didn't really seem to mention which flax was the
best. Most sites and people will tell me "The best flax will do." but
that doesn't really help me much! :-)
I'd also love to know more about the history/evolution of flax
production. Were people able to make better flax *way back* and, if
so, why.
Thank you and sorry for bothering you with a boring question. :-)
Nathalie
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