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oscar3b:

--- Quote from: JEB on October 18, 2012, 11:56:33 pm ---where do you find the flax plant?  does it grow in certain areas?

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I was wondering that very same thing.  I would love to make my own fiber string.

Stringman:
JEB & Oscar...

Flax is more or less a cultivated crop. It is not a plant that I harvest locally unless I plant it myself. That being said, I'm sure one could purchase flax in any form (seed - fiber) on the Internet if you were so inclined.

The process that I demonstrated is fairly universal to many different natural fibers. Locally, I can find nettle that grows between 3'-6' and it yields some of the best natural cordage strings I know of. However, this year was a dry year and it did not grow well so I use the flax that I had stored in the rafters.

Scott

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