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Homestead Fashion: Grow a shirt or a towel in your garden One of the easiest fibers to grow on your homestead, for clothing and household textiles is linen. It doesn’t require extra fertilizer. It can grow in most climates with at least a one month growing season, and isn’t damaged by light frosts during the [...]
At the beginning of our homeschool adventure, when my daughter was in grade 1, we read A Pioneer Story (published in the USA as A Pioneer Sampler) — and we came across the concept of handspinning yarn for the first time. The book talked about using a drop spindle to spin yarn and we decided [...]
The 2011 edition of the Ashford Wheel Magazine arrived this week. After a full year of handspinning, weaving and sewing the Mother-Daughter Jacket, documenting it with pictures, blogging about it, and then writing the how-to article for Elizabeth Ashford for the Ashford Wheel Magazine, we opened the envelope with excitement and trepidation. The article [...]
Its almost time to harvest nettle stems for spinning. Depending on where you live, late August to early September is the best time. You want to catch them when the leaves die back but before the new growth begins. Here, the leaves are just starting to turn black and fall off, so we’ll be harvesting [...]
Virgin Coconut Oil, Gold Label - 1 quart
