• A Tale of Two Flax Beds

    Growers have a lot of opportunity to experiment with their crops. While the ultimate goal is to grow a healthy crop with excellent yields, the tweaking of this little method or that technique is what makes growing things fun. Check out this comparison of my two flax beds from 2024!

    Read more

  • Winter Flax Work in Wisconsin

    Winter in Wisconsin is a time to slow down and reflect, plan and re-evaluate. It’s also the time I use to hand process my flax. Doing this work in the Winter allows me to smooth out the valleys and peaks of high energy and low energy usage throughout the year!

    Read more

  • The Journey to Flax is a Winding one

    Come along with me as I run through exactly how I ended up growing flax. “I decided why wait until I retire to be happy? Why listen to the people who said you can’t make money farming? Why not just do it? Just go for it.”

    Read more

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!

Let’s connect