Saturday, May 20, 2023 12pm-2pm
@ Wave Pool's GRASSROOM

at the corner of Township and Colerain 

Cincinnati, OH 

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FREE

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Learn about the magic of turning flax into linen. This educational demonstration will introduce you to the storied flax plant, the multi-step process from harvesting to stooking, to retting andbraking, scutching and hackling, and finally spinning of linen thread. All materials and tools will be available, giving you a hands-on experience of processing the fiber. We'll also talk about the current work of the Rust Belt Fibershed's Linen Project,  and effort to develop the support for a bioregional linen economy within 250 miles of Cleveland, Ohio. 

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*This demo corresponds with the Rust Belt Fibershed's One Year, One Outfit exhibition at Wave Pool Gallery in Cincinnati which runs May 13-June 17.