That was very interesting. What he says at the end about needing non gas and oil to produce clothing, I believe it is already happening. My grandparents are from County Down so that makes a lot of sense.
Medical use of flax is really good but not known in many places, its amazing for skin problems, intestines and really good for lowering weight. But also industrial use of its oil should be advertised more as its really good for making soap/shampoo and paint. Not to mention that it can be used to make really strong paper... people totally forgot about it. Its sad that for many people flax is just another plant to make textile.
The only thing that reduced the value of linen clothing and linens was, and still is, the wrinkling. There is one more step before you will want to wear it and it happens after washing - and that is you HAVE TO iron it before you can look respectable wearing it. Whereas machine made synthetics are made so they don't need ironing after washing. It is in the constriction of the fibers. That construction cannot be changed in natural fabrics. synthetics are constructed without the strand texture of linen or cotton that looks similar to a shaft of hair. That is the only thing that makes synthetics more desirable and wrinkle free. The latest craze for bed linens is "Cotton" and the biggest complaint is the WRINKLES. You don't need to iron your linens after washing for them to be respectable cause they are seldom seen in public. Yet, people complain about the wrinkles in their bed sheets. Why? Linen can be treated to reduce wrinkling but it is not an environmentally safe process so it was stopped, back in the 60s, because of the necessary chemicals used. No one wanted to wear or sleep on chemically treated linen when synthetics were and are cheaper and safer. I don't think that thought will ever change. Linen is already more expensive to make and to have to iron it or chemically treat it makes it less desirable. We no longer have Maids or Mom's that don't work 8+ hours a day to iron all of the clothes, bedding, towels, face cloths, curtains, table cloths, table runners etc. - which by the way is a great sanitizer so well worth the time, IF YOU HAVE THAT KIND OF TIME ON YOUR HANDS. The other option is to hire out that service, Pay someone else to do it for you which ups the cost of using linen. Go figure why such a precious item is in such low demand. I love linen but I hate ironing it. It has to be slightly damp to get all of the wrinkles out so if you over dry it, you have to dampen it again. I spent most of my childhood ironing and did NO HOMEWORK because wrinkle free clothes was more important. My Mom worked. She was a Teacher. That is how important wrinkle free clothes were in those days. And I'm betting still is given the complaints about winkled bedding.
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incredible what the farming community can accomplish !
Great vid!
Thanks for making/sharing this video.
Can’t wait to watch all your videos. My great x 3 grandparents came from Ireland to Canada in 1847 one from Queens county one from Sligo county
More videos, these are great
Great footage of the history of flax. 👍🏼
Thank you ❣️for your hard work that brings a wonderful material to us. 🙂
Good overview.
Very good.
Thanks, informative. Always good content.
Lovely end result.
Nice to see you making videos again Chris. More please! Big love from Dubai ✌️
That was very interesting. What he says at the end about needing non gas and oil to produce clothing, I believe it is already happening. My grandparents are from County Down so that makes a lot of sense.
More videos!!: please!
Medical use of flax is really good but not known in many places, its amazing for skin problems, intestines and really good for lowering weight. But also industrial use of its oil should be advertised more as its really good for making soap/shampoo and paint.
Not to mention that it can be used to make really strong paper... people totally forgot about it.
Its sad that for many people flax is just another plant to make textile.
❤good video sir❤
❤good video❤
The only thing that reduced the value of linen clothing and linens was, and still is, the wrinkling. There is one more step before you will want to wear it and it happens after washing - and that is you HAVE TO iron it before you can look respectable wearing it. Whereas machine made synthetics are made so they don't need ironing after washing. It is in the constriction of the fibers. That construction cannot be changed in natural fabrics. synthetics are constructed without the strand texture of linen or cotton that looks similar to a shaft of hair. That is the only thing that makes synthetics more desirable and wrinkle free.
The latest craze for bed linens is "Cotton" and the biggest complaint is the WRINKLES. You don't need to iron your linens after washing for them to be respectable cause they are seldom seen in public. Yet, people complain about the wrinkles in their bed sheets. Why?
Linen can be treated to reduce wrinkling but it is not an environmentally safe process so it was stopped, back in the 60s, because of the necessary chemicals used. No one wanted to wear or sleep on chemically treated linen when synthetics were and are cheaper and safer. I don't think that thought will ever change.
Linen is already more expensive to make and to have to iron it or chemically treat it makes it less desirable. We no longer have Maids or Mom's that don't work 8+ hours a day to iron all of the clothes, bedding, towels, face cloths, curtains, table cloths, table runners etc. - which by the way is a great sanitizer so well worth the time, IF YOU HAVE THAT KIND OF TIME ON YOUR HANDS. The other option is to hire out that service, Pay someone else to do it for you which ups the cost of using linen.
Go figure why such a precious item is in such low demand. I love linen but I hate ironing it. It has to be slightly damp to get all of the wrinkles out so if you over dry it, you have to dampen it again. I spent most of my childhood ironing and did NO HOMEWORK because wrinkle free clothes was more important. My Mom worked. She was a Teacher. That is how important wrinkle free clothes were in those days. And I'm betting still is given the complaints about winkled bedding.
so cool