IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Early 19th century Saxony style flax ...

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. This Saxony-style flax wheel is fashioned of wood, with small leather parts. It was probably made in the 18th century, ...

Nancy Kent of Radford shares this photo and writes, "Today [March 9] was the first time I had ever seen anyone walking through Wildwood Park while spinning flax! Actually, I think it was the first ...

From flax stalk to fiber, watch an 18th-century flax wheel in action! Using my Country Craftsman wheel, I show how historic tools and methods remain relevant for modern fiber crafting today.

In the pioneer era, many of the first settlers to Central Illinois killed (in the case of animal furs and skins) and grew (in the case of cotton, hemp and flax) much of what they wore. Although there ...