The last 2 weeks have been insanely busy. My daughter is playing softball and my son has friends he likes to spend time with. I’ve been feeling a bit of burnout as well. I’ve been working way to hard and needed a bit of a break. I’ve been trying to quit a 20yr smoking habit. […]
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I found so much information on Flax. The processing to make this plant spinnable is really quite labor intensive. There are 3 more steps taken to make flax spinnable, threshing, retting, and dressing. Tool for threshing flax The tool above reminds me of my hackle or wool combs. Threshing is the process of removing the […]
Flax (also known as common flax or linseed) (binomial name: Linum usitatissimum) is a member of the genus Linum in the family Linaceae. It is native to the region extending from the eastern Mediterranean to India and was probably first domesticated in the Fertile Crescent. Flax fibers are amongst the oldest fiber crops […]
I am keeping this post short today as it is a sad day( I don’t want to cry too much). My daughter went to feed animals this morning and found our beloved Kali gone. This wasn’t a shock it still hurts just the same. However I noticed something about Kali a long time ago. She […]
Hemp has a large variety of uses, some that even suprised me like Hemp Concrete or Hempcrete as it is called. Concrete-like blocks made with hemp and lime have been used as an insulating material for construction. Hemp jewelry, rope, paper, water purification, animal bedding, weed control and even as biofuel are just a few applications of this unique […]
Hemp (from Old Englishhænep) is the name of the soft, durable fiber that is cultivated from plants of the Cannabisgenus. The Cannabis Sativa is the one used for fiber in commericial fiber. Hemp has been grown for millennia in Asia and the Middle East for its fibre. Commercial production of hemp in the West took […]
This week on the farm we had some interesting weather. Monday and Tuesday we were able to get some yard work done. The weather was really nice especially Tuesday. The work mainly consists of getting the rocks out of the lawn so my windows won’t get smashed when we mow. The lawn faces the south […]
Here are a few more interesting facts about cotton. There are about 50 varieties of cotton but only about 4 -5 are cultivated. Gossypium hirsutum, known as Upland Cotton or Mexican Cotton, is the most widely planted species of cotton in the United States, constituting some 95% of all cotton production and is native to […]
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I love me some cotton. It’s so soft against the skin. I’ve even become a bit of an sheet snob….nothing under 400 thread count….Thank you. The hubs had even found some 1200 thread counts sheets . These are soft and heavy like a blanket. I think they will last a lifetime. Cotton is a soft, […]
