#flax

[jagalart]

Portrait of Nala done for the very kind and patient Charlie! Great thanks for your trust <3

It's been an absolute honour. I don't draw these most complex florals too often, so I always try my best to make these special.

[fullcravings]

Dark Chocolate Espresso Cake (V/GF)

[degenezijde]

I'm doing a square metre of flax with help of a museum, and they send out instructions on what to do with it every so often. I'm almost at the harvesting point. One of the things I'll be doing after the retting (letting the bast break down) is rippling (removing the seeds by combing the stem).

In Dutch this step is called repelen. In Dutch, Rumpelstiltskin is called repelsteeltje (ripple stem). So now I'm wondering if the name of the central character in the flax centred story is related to flax production.

[lambylingames]

Flax! they can easily be coaxed into chatting about magic or how the Hedge works, yet the art i've made of them so far always has their mouth closed

[maria-ruta]

Flax trapped in a box commission for @lambylingames !

was happy to find out Flax literally have same boots as me haha!

[lightsandfire]

Harvested my flax yesterday!

The person I learned how to process flax from said to leave it until it was quite brown and most of the seedpods were ripe (about 6-7 weeks after it flowered) but I have seen other people harvesting much earlier (when it is still green, 2-3 weeks after flowering).

I've heard that that might make better fiber, so I can try that next year if I want to process flax again. That way, I can compare.

For now, I have tied everything into bundles (a good handfull each) so I can start water retting them. Hoping to spin and weave with this in the future!

[fattributes]

Almond Butter Granola

[textless]

Backyard flowers.

Cochise County, Arizona, June 2025.