Drying flax

Today we made an impromptu visit to a pioneer village that shows life in Upper Canada in the 1820s. These bunches of flax have just been harvested and hung to dry. They will then be threshed, and combed multiple times to create the soft fibres that are woven into linen.

[Walks @ 7]

Very cool!

[Diana]

so beautifully captured, I have never seen flax before.

[Issi Bannerman]

Beautifully captured. And very interesting.

[Susan Wakely]

Lovely to see. So used to seeing a finished product without considering the process.

[Joan Robillard]

Wonderful

[Mags]

Beautiful shot! It's so interesting to see and experience.

[Joanne Diochon]

I love the colours and tones here; the green flax against the warm wood tones on one side and against the light from outside on the other and the lacy effect of the ends of the flax. I really like this one.

[Carole Sandford]

Lovely shot & what an interesting place.

[Phil Howcroft]

nice one Laura , great storytelling

[Paula Fontanini]

The color & lighting is superb...nice to have the narrative to go with.

[Dorothy]

This is marvellous, the colours, the interesting story.