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Homegrown Flax and Cotton: DIY Guide to Growing, Processing, Spinning & Weaving Fiber to Cloth

by Cindy Conner
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Book cover type: Paperback
  • ISBN13: 9780811772198
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Subject: N/A
  • Publisher: Stackpole Books
  • Publisher Imprint: Stackpole Books
  • Publication Date:
  • Pages: 144
  • Original Price: USD 29.95
  • Language: English
  • Edition: N/A
  • Item Weight: 386 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): Sewing, Weaving & Spinning, and General

Grow your own sustainable clothes!

From seed to shirt, Cindy Conner shows you how to plant, grow, harvest, process, spin, and weave cotton and flax into cloth from which you can sew your own clothes. And since cotton and flax are made from plants, when your clothes' usefulness has passed they can also return to the environment without causing harm--a truly renewable and sustainable option for clothing.

Whether you live in colder climates where flax can thrive, or warmer climates where cotton does best, there is a sustainable option (or two, if you live in the temperate zone) for you. And it takes much less space than you would think; a backyard garden will do! This complete guide includes in-depth instructions on growing and harvesting, preparing the fiber for spinning, the spinning process for each fiber; the basics of weaving cloth; and suggestions on patterns and how to weave the pieces you need for clothing, and how to sew your woven pieces together. Cindy has been growing her own clothes for years and teaches the process in classes, so she includes all of her knowledge on potential pitfalls and how to avoid them in her thorough instructions on each phase.

You can grow your own flax and cotton and make clothes to your own style preferences. It's time to take the next step in sustainable living and make your own clothes in breathable and comfortable natural cotton and flax grown in your own backyard!

Conner, Cindy: - Cindy Connor received a degree in Home Economics Education from Ohio State University in 1975 with the intent to help people be more productive at home. She became a market gardener and then began to teach others after receiving frequent calls for help. She was instrumental in establishing the sustainable agriculture program at J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College (now Reynolds Community College) in Goochland, VA, teaching there from 1999-2010. Independent from the college, she produced two DVDs about cover crops and about garden planning. She is the author of Grow a Sustainable Diet: planning and growing to feed ourselves and the earth (2014) and Seed Libraries and other means of keeping seeds in the hands of the people (2015). She has often sewn her own clothes, and her interest turned to sustainable clothing. In 2011 she learned to spin, then to weave in order to turn her homegrown cotton into clothes. She wanted to encourage others to grow their own clothes, but knew that many people couldn't grow cotton due to climate limitations, so she added flax to her garden and learned to turn that into linen. She has made vests, shirts, and dresses from her homegrown fibers. Some garments have either cotton or flax/linen and some have both fibers in them.

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