It's Leslie here, a member of the Summer Learning Journey team reading your blog from my home in Canada. I'm so glad that you've chosen to participate in this program this summer. Good for you!!
I'm also glad that you would be interested in learning to weave flax. It's a skill that could still be useful sometimes, isn't it? Some of the 'old' ways of doing things are the best!
I can imagine that making things from flax involves a lot of work - finding out where the flax grows, picking the fronds and then splitting them so that they're ready for use.
The flax that we grow in Canada is used for weaving too but our plant is a little different than the one that grows in New Zealand. Our flax is beaten into fibres that can be made into a form of yarn for weaving linen cloth.
I hope you'll have a chance to try weaving flax one day so that you can make your own bags, mats or decorative pieces.
And I hope you're enjoying this Summer Learning Journey program. I'll continue to enjoy reading your blog.
Hi Milika,
ReplyDeleteIt's Leslie here, a member of the Summer Learning Journey team reading your blog from my home in Canada. I'm so glad that you've chosen to participate in this program this summer. Good for you!!
I'm also glad that you would be interested in learning to weave flax. It's a skill that could still be useful sometimes, isn't it? Some of the 'old' ways of doing things are the best!
I can imagine that making things from flax involves a lot of work - finding out where the flax grows, picking the fronds and then splitting them so that they're ready for use.
The flax that we grow in Canada is used for weaving too but our plant is a little different than the one that grows in New Zealand. Our flax is beaten into fibres that can be made into a form of yarn for weaving linen cloth.
I hope you'll have a chance to try weaving flax one day so that you can make your own bags, mats or decorative pieces.
And I hope you're enjoying this Summer Learning Journey program. I'll continue to enjoy reading your blog.
Cheers,
Leslie