This FLAX DISTAFF fits a TRADITIONAL SPINNING WHEEL.
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How to:
Flax fibres are held parallel with a band on the distaff. From the distaff, the fibres are drawn down towards the spinning wheel's rotating flyer assembly, i.e., bobbin, flyer, spindle, and pulleys, which impart twist to the yarn.
Flax fibres naturally twist counter-clockwise, so the yarn should also be spun counter-clockwise in S-twist.
During work, fingers are moistened with water, which partially dissolves the pectin and binds the fibres tightly together.
After spinning, the yarn can either be used unbleached, or it can be bleached.
For bleaching, a weak base such as potash, soap/soda lye, straw, or beech ash was previously used. The yarn was boiled in the basic solution one or more times, rinsed and beaten with wooden beaters, and then hung outside for sun bleaching for months.
During any bleaching process, the linen yarn suffers a significant loss of strength. Fully bleached linen thus has a tensile strength only half that of unbleached flax.
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