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Flax to Linen Workshop

August 9, 2025 - 9:00 AM - August 9, 2025 - 1:00 PM

Hall Tavern (+ Google Map)

Flax is a fascinating fiber! In this hands-on workshop, you will explore flax with Peter Cook of Tare Shirt Farm (Berwick, Maine) and Michelle Parrish, Historic Deerfield’s staff expert on flax. Learn how this amazing plant fiber is transformed into linen thread. Participants can try their hand at different stages in flax processing—breaking flax, swingling/scutching, […]