Fibershed Winter Market
…Art on Arbutus: An Art Show in Honor of Nature’s Palette
Fri. Nov. 4, 3-7:00PM
And Sat. Nov. 5, 10am-3pm.
Sandy Fisher, Weavings, and guest artists Eva Farley,
Watercolors, and Dolores Mitchell, oils, will show art based on nature’s color palette at 853 Arbutus Avenue, Chico. Fisher dyes flax and wool …
The Good Dirt With Mary & Emma of Lady Farmer
The wonderful Mary & Emma of Lady Farmer invited us to join their podcast, The Good Dirt, this week to discuss how garments made from flax fibers will create opportunities for employment and for meaningful craft. Read the original post …
United Nations of Flax Webinar January 2021
Small Flax Farm Producers
TAP ROOT FIBRE
Who: Patricia Bishop
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
Contact: [email protected]
Website: https://taprootfibrelab.ca/
Additional Resources:
From Seed to Shirt: Flax to Linen in Canada for the Local and Global Market
CHICO FLAX
Who: Sandy Fisher
Introduction to Flax Processing Saturday, September 19, 2020
Date have been changed to Saturday September 19 2020
In this all-day event participants will learn how to plant, harvest, use flax tools (Brake, Scutch, Hackle), make a strick, and come home with some seeds for planting in their own …
From flax seed to linen thread, with a hedgerow along the way!
This August the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) awarded Chico Flax a three- year Healthy Soils Incentives Grant to help kick-off and facilitate our commitment to regenerative agriculture.
To begin implementing the grant Chico Flax will do …
Rooted in Community: The Chico Flax Project
Check out this wonderful article about us on the Fibershed Blog–
“Tucked in by the entrance of the artisan barn at this year’s California Nut Festival is a booth that seems perfectly at home with its setting. The light from the …
Suzanna Flax Seed For SALE!!!!!!!!!
Introductory package:
$15 includes 1 package of 1 oz Suzanna Fiber Flax and 1-1 oz package Golden Food Flax while supplies last.
Suzanna Fiber Flax:
$11 for each ounce.
$7 for each additional ounce.
Prices include shipping and handling.
Make …
Collaboration with California State University
We are excited to be working with California State University, Chico Agriculture professors, Lee Altier and Hossein Zakeri researching what fiber flax variety best suits our winter climate.
We hope to find the best quality fiber within the 8 varieties …