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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!
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Christmas Crafting
Crafting gifts for people on your Christmas list can be a dangerous game of chicken. This year I learned a new skill: needle felting! Take a peak at two of the beautiful projects I got finished in time for holiday!
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The Braided Crochet Hope Blanket
With a holidays coming up and all the craziness that brings with it, I’m craving just a couple minutes of comfy, cozy, down time. And one of the activities I reach for on my down time is crochet. So, grab a steaming beverage, your current project, and settle in for a cozy little story about…
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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