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Melt the ICE Hat: A project of love
At a time when many of us feel like there isn’t much we can do to help our immigrant neighbors and show our support, the Melt the ICE hat gives crafters a chance to put their fingers to work while support immigrant housing relief efforts in Minnesota.
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Rigid Heddle Weaving: Creating Plaid on a Tried and True Weaving Pattern
Today for the first time, we are diving into a weaving project on the blog. Learn about this functional and gorgeous cowl made on a Rigid Heddle Loom. It looks complicated but is deceptively easy to make!
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Fiber Reflections: Good-bye 2025… Hello 2026
We are reflecting on the year that just past and planning for the year to come!
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Embracing Summer’s Fleeting Beauty in Wisconsin
Take a visual exploration of some of my favorite moments from this summer.
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Reviving Fiber Traditions: Flax and Wool Summer Recap
Grab a steaming beverage, pull up a chair in front of the fireplace and dive into how the fiber season went for one fiber enthusiast in Northcentral Wisconsin.
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I’m Alive and Back at the Keyboard!
Prepare yourself for another Winter of fiber fun!
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My Introduction to Wet-Felting
This is just a quick little ditty about trying something new. It’s good to stretch yourself and try new things every now and again. It’s usually a humbling experience… which is good for the ego.
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An Ode to the Down Family of Sheep
Let’s take a deep dive into the Down Family of sheep.
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Scouring Fleece: Getting in my 10,000 hours
Processing fiber interests me. Isn’t it a fascinating process to take the wool from a sheep, or a plant grown from a seed, and turn it into something useful to humans?! In this post we’re talking about washing wool and dialing in my system for quality and efficiency.
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Uncovering the Motivation Behind my Flax Habit: A Dig into the History of Flax.
So why flax exactly? It’s been a part of the very fabric of human existence for millennia. Today I dig into the history of early flax including domestication, flax production in North America and its recent resurgence. Come along while I try to pin-point my own answer to that question!
Hi there,
I’m Alex :)
Welcome to Foxtail and Flax! I am a weaver, a spinner, a flax grower and processer, and an agricultural worker. This blog focuses on all things fiber and textiles with a focus on flax. Also, stick around for the pet cameos!
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