JUST A BIG "THANK YOU" I WAS ABOUT TO GIVE UP ON SPINNING FLAX UNTIL I SAW THE WAY YOU OPENED IT AND PUT IT ON THE DISTAF. UP TILL NOW I HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY BAFFELED. SPINNING FLAX JUST NEVER SEEMED TO HAPPEN FOR ME. THANK YOU AGAIN.

@josefinwaltin

3 жыл бұрын

That is lovely! Thank you for sharing your experience. 🌸

When you spread the flax, I truly understood the term 'flaxen hair'.

@szebibi

5 жыл бұрын

Exactly my thought :)

@barbararickman8543

5 жыл бұрын

Can you do this with wool as well or is it wound onto a distaff differently? I have grown some flax and will process it this spring as the equipment is being made. I saw someone in another video on the floor doing this same thing, but your way looks much more comfortable. My knees do not much like the floor anymore.

@josefinwaltin

5 жыл бұрын

@@barbararickman8543 The wool would be dressed on the distaff differently. I hand-card batts and put them next to each other, slightly overlapping and in two or three layers. Then I roll them onto the distaff so that the direction of the fibers are perpendicular to the direction of the distaff.

@Irish_Lass2024

5 жыл бұрын

Had the same thought. :)

@RM-fs8ub

4 жыл бұрын

Me too...here in Africa.

Thank you for your work on these videos. I am a huge fan of practical history lessons, re-enactments and cultural preservation. We would lose so much if people like you did not keep the old traditions and methods alive.

@944gemma

5 жыл бұрын

I so agree. Forgotten knowledge is a sad thing.

@michaelkaiser1864

3 жыл бұрын

Truth!

Thank you for your help. All of this is very applicable to my fiber of choice, desert agave. It grows in abundance where I live, mostly as decorative plants or in the wild. I hope one day I can make an outfit with it. Or maybe a little blanket for my first child.

I finally got, how Rumpelstilzchen could spin flax into gold. One must become almost 50 years old, to comprehend fairy tales. Thanks for enlightening me, and keep up your beautiful work. Regards from Germany

@josefinwaltin

4 жыл бұрын

Petersilie Krause Danke!

@murieldenoixeaton8994

4 жыл бұрын

Nah... I am 66 and believe me, you'll have other great discoveries, and I still expect the same for me!

@onegreenev

4 жыл бұрын

Grow the flax, harvest, process and spin into thread. Weave into cloth, sell the cloth for gold. That is how you spin straw into gold.

@flamingpieherman9822

4 жыл бұрын

It is ironic that you're taught all these fairy tales when you're young and when you get old you appreciate them what they really are

@janinedear-barlow

3 жыл бұрын

Have a look at Jon solos videos about fairytales. So interesting. You'll learn a lot more.

It's such a peaceful video, full of harmony and joy. Looks like this beautiful woman found the balance between chaos and Mama Nature.

@josefinwaltin

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Spinning does bring me balance.

@ilanasharon30

3 жыл бұрын

@@josefinwaltin Spinning is a meditation and very creative process. Thank you for your response and shearing the video.

What an amazing process. Linen is one of the most beautiful and durable fabrics. I can appreciate it so much more after watching the amount of work and skill goes into it. Thank you for teaching all of us about this fascinating craft.

I am absolutely fascinated about this technology. When I think about all of the steps involved in the cultivation of flax, the processing of the plant fibers, then the spinning, and the weaving, my mind is blown. Our ancestors were geniuses. No wonder it took a thousand years to perfect it. They worked so hard to make a better world for their children. And they succeeded. We are their children and our lives are SO much easier. We need to be more grateful for the foundation they built for us. I'm SO grateful that these methods were preserved for us to appreciate.

@josefinwaltin

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, we have so much to learn!

Fantastic video ! I was looking for something that vaugely showed the process, and this showed in it detail and answered questions I didn’t know I had ! Very thorough while still being accessible to laypeople :)

@josefinwaltin

7 ай бұрын

Thank you, I’m glad you enjoyed it!

Good ol' ways of the good ol' days If only each generation was responsible to keep the traditions taught to them by their parents, what a calmer and genuinely more enjoyable life we would all live now a days

There should be more videos like this to watch. It's teaching a skill which might otherwise be lost. It's also one of the most peaceful and relaxing videos on KZread. Well done. Subscribing now.

ancient and blessed. The skein that connects daughter to mother going back before memory.

@josefinwaltin

2 жыл бұрын

Yes! 😊

This is the best demo on how to dress a distaff. No chatter. Great camera work, precise instructions. I cannot wait to get into rhe stricks that have been in storage. Now, on to finishing the two ply....

@josefinwaltin

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this constructive feedback! :D

@barbararickman8543

5 жыл бұрын

I also have flax that I got almost 8 years ago and may try your method. Just now getting to learn how to weave flax. Grew some last year but it needs processing.

Truly amazing old world skills.

"and use a longer ribbon" That was a nice giggle :) Thank you for the video, it'll help me a lot getting my flax spun properly!

Thank you so much for the upload. ...I have always wondered how this process was done and how it worked...... Very much appreciated....the light you share with others.

@josefinwaltin

5 жыл бұрын

VitaLux IUC Thank you! 🌸

beautiful that these crafts are being kept alive... with all that finger twiddling, you must have a handshake like Lou Ferrigno!

@janinedear-barlow

3 жыл бұрын

Or carpal tunnel.

It does look like hair. Yes, I can see the "flaxen hair". Amazing! Thanks for keeping the old traditions alive. Natural fibers keep you cooler, are healthier to wear and don't pollute our Earth.

I am amazed, I love watching anything about old craftsmanship. Thanks for the upload.

Wow! So many questions answered in a just six minutes!. Thank you for making it look so easy, And for sharing this beautiful art form with us.

@josefinwaltin

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I’m glad I could help 😊

THANK YOU I've been trying to find good directions for spinning vegy fiber on a distaff- this is the best I've ever seen I understand it now.

@josefinwaltin

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! :)

@froggydoodle808

4 жыл бұрын

What fiber are you spinning? I have some Indian hemp (dogbane) growing in my backyard, and I'm thinking of attempting to spin some of its stalks this winter. But I also have some brown flax seeds in my kitchen that were destined for smoothies... now I'm thinking they may be destined for my garden next spring instead!

You could be one amazing Banjo player.

I own a very well made flax skirt with cross pattern. Made by my great aunt in North Carolina. I will value it more now.

@josefinwaltin

4 жыл бұрын

Lovely!

Don’t you just love to spin? So relaxing and satisfying.

@josefinwaltin

3 жыл бұрын

Yes I do 😊

Thank you for such a clear and nicely paced video. I have never had a go at spinning flax as it seems pretty daunting, but I think now I may just give it a go

@josefinwaltin

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, do it! 😊

Your videos are so calming and instructive. I learn something from each one, and I am a seasoned spinner of many years. Thank you!

@josefinwaltin

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Debbie, that means a lot to me.

Nice! Nice! Nice! Beautifully documented!

@josefinwaltin

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😊

I can see why they invented the flax wheel! This is laborious. But thank you so much for showing us how. Especially for the excellent how to properly load a distaff!

@josefinwaltin

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😊

It's the ability to do this with your hands that makes this intrinsically pure...

Beauty. Simple and pure.

@josefinwaltin

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😊

What a lovely video! I'm eager to learn everything I can about flax from seed to fiber. Growing my first crop of flax and building some processing tools. Hoping to learn to spin and weave as well. Local fiber, local clothing! Thank you for sharing.

@josefinwaltin

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, yes and yes!

I so enjoyed watching you spin. Such a peaceful smile.

Thank you so much for showing us a timeless art and a right that’s passed down to mother to child or father to son growing and. The different step in growing thank you for all that you guys do It’s a blessing ..🙏

@josefinwaltin

5 жыл бұрын

BLACK DOG . Thank you! 😊

@blackdog.6398

5 жыл бұрын

No I should be thanking you two for keeping it Alive , there’s like a wave of this I don’t care about anything but my cell phone or I deleted my messages al bongkers !..I seen the brake down in Familia values and it’s a shame. I think of the times my grandmother quilted , caned her fruit ,peaches , jams , and other things that would make my life simpler ,, i deed ,, I wished I paid more attention but there is all way the Firefox series of Books It helped a great deal , it sit there and think back to the days of cool mornings with my Coffee, or my earl gray tea ,, or a breakfast bag of some good ole Zingger,....I meant what I said if you don’t take the time and sit there and listen to the stories ,,,of ole , sweet a du, ,, and top of the morning to ya!,,,,..Black Dog Down....cheers

It was amazing to watch you do this with so much patience. I know nothing about making linen but I enjoyed watching the process. Thanks for your knowledge.

@josefinwaltin

5 жыл бұрын

Joyce Jones Thank you! 😀

Now a profound appreciation for the simple clothing I wear..thank you.

This was fascinating! I have heard about spindles and distaffes and never seen them! Makes my fingers itch to try spinning my ownself!

@josefinwaltin

4 жыл бұрын

Do it! :)

Lovely. BTW in parts of the video it looks like you're strumming the thread producing that lovely guitar sound. Makes me think that most of the trappings of this modern world have lost their meaning whereas hand-spun linen has never lost its intrinsic value.

@josefinwaltin

5 жыл бұрын

D K Thank you! 😀

@bpcj4891

5 жыл бұрын

I thought so too! It looked like she was making the background music 😂

@josefinwaltin

5 жыл бұрын

@@bpcj4891 Yup, that's me, the spinning guitarist.

@janinedear-barlow

3 жыл бұрын

I thought that too

The lady has skills!!

@josefinwaltin

9 ай бұрын

Thank you! 😊

My grandma used to do the same with sheep wool, she had special gadget for this, we should not forget this skills, thanks for this video

@edearthling9298

4 жыл бұрын

Алена Чеботарева don’t do it to sheep sheep hurts

OMG you make it look so easy. Thanks for the tutorial. I have to give it a go now.

@mariannacoleman3432

2 жыл бұрын

Is it possible to use the drop spindle on flax as one would with wool?

@josefinwaltin

2 жыл бұрын

Do it! 😊

@josefinwaltin

2 жыл бұрын

@@mariannacoleman3432 Try and see how you like it. I prefer a hand held spindle when I use a distaff (which I need with flax), but if you spin tow for example you could definitely use a suspended spindle.

Thank you so much for your videos. Excellent help with research for a novel but also beautiful just to watch. (Why on earth would people give thumbs down? Are there idiots in every corner of the Web?!)

@josefinwaltin

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it!

Even banana/ plantain stem is converted to yarn and used for weaving cloth. It is said, it is like silk.

@josefinwaltin

3 жыл бұрын

I've heard that too :)

wow - very beautiful - really enjoyed that ! and so educational

Excellent video - I appreciate the pacing, the tips you give, length of video etc. Great job.

@josefinwaltin

4 жыл бұрын

Gemology for Schmucks Thank you! 😊

Oh wow... I love this. Thankyou so much for sharing your knowledge. Was such a serene calming video. This is a lost art , and im very keen to learn how to do this . Superb work ..😊😊

@josefinwaltin

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 🌸

There’s a little magic in this

@josefinwaltin

9 ай бұрын

There is! 😊

Fascinating. And kind of amazing.

Fascinating, THANK YOU!

Pretty cool. Thanx 4 the demo.

These are wonderful skills.

Truly AMAZING, thank you for sharing.

@josefinwaltin

5 жыл бұрын

Jennifer Jones-Paull Thank you! 😊

This is magical! I’m a cotton spinner, but want to spin flax now. Thank you so very much! 🥰

@josefinwaltin

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you and happy spinning!

This was so beautiful, thank you for sharing.

@josefinwaltin

5 жыл бұрын

Cannot open funnelcake Thank you!

Enjoyed watching this.

My mother spun wool, and fur from other animals, with a spinning wheel, but I've never seen it done with a destaff before. This is really fascinating. Thank you.

You do it with so much respect, it is beautiful.

@josefinwaltin

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

My late mom and aunt used to do the same thing with sheep wool.

Both informative, and surprisingly relaxing to watch!

@josefinwaltin

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it! :)

@JudithProctor

4 жыл бұрын

@@josefinwaltin I've just shared it with my friends on Dreamwidth, along with a video on growing, retting and schutching flax.

That was wonderful!

@josefinwaltin

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! :D

What a beautiful art! Thank you for sharing this video, I am inspired!

@josefinwaltin

4 жыл бұрын

Sara Yost Thank you! 🌸

Thank you so much you are very tallented and informative . 😀 I really enjoyed watching this amazing !

@josefinwaltin

5 жыл бұрын

Rose Hubbard Thank you! 😊

@inezharrell1231

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for sharing Inez Arnetta

Incredible. Thank you very much for sharing this impressive hand spindling skill with us.

@josefinwaltin

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 🌸

What a delightful and informative video. Thank you so much for your time making this and for all of the knowledge you shared!

@josefinwaltin

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 🌸

Thank you for your immediate response!😇

Underbart❤️ tack för du visar:)

Thanks for the tips! The spreading of the fibers was my missing step , very helpful.

@josefinwaltin

4 жыл бұрын

Acroballistics Glad I could help! 🌸

I look on flax now with different eyes , Irish linen is the most beautiful in the world , I also bought some really nice natural linen table cloths in Estonia too

@josefinwaltin

3 жыл бұрын

Lovely! 🌸

Very nice and pretty, like watching an angel living on our plane, beautiful woman. Thank you...

@josefinwaltin

5 жыл бұрын

Panda Clears Thank you. I hope you liked the content of the video too.

@Wilkersonw1

5 жыл бұрын

I agree with you Panda, as I watched the video, I was struck by the lovely expression on her face as she spun. When I scrolled thru the comments I was pleased that someone else noticed it as well.

@murieldenoixeaton8994

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it would make a fantastic ASMR video... :o)

@ilanasharon30

3 жыл бұрын

@@Wilkersonw1 It's a harmony. She is really beautiful blessed Artist.

Wow, I'm moved. Truly speechless dear woman, thank you.

@josefinwaltin

5 жыл бұрын

Dave Todd Thank you! 😀

That was great to watch. Thank you.

@josefinwaltin

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Iam amazed how it turns in to single thread...couldn't understand it..if anyone can comment on this ...great work..so wonderful 👏

@josefinwaltin

3 жыл бұрын

By turning the spindle and drafting the fibers I insert twist in the fibers and align them in a yarn. By wetting the fibers in the drafting I activate the flax fibers’ own ”glue” which help the yarn stay balanced and not untwist itself.

I can't imagine what mine would look like. You are so graceful. This is mesmorizing.

@josefinwaltin

4 жыл бұрын

Mary Kate McTeigue Thank you! 😊

Very nice idea the craft

Wow. That must have taken ages. Those bright red ribbons totally faded by the end....

Unbelievable. No wonder people owned only one or two changes of clothing. How would you ever make enough thread for a whole garment??

5 жыл бұрын

patience :-) - therefore you also had some appreciation of this clothing you had..

@flummoxladida6524

5 жыл бұрын

People were always doing something constructive. I'm old enough to remember ''Hope Chests'', where young women would start very early in life making soft furnishings, clothes, etc. for when they set up house after marriage.

@barbararickman8543

5 жыл бұрын

In the days when all things were done by people, that was what you concentrated on. No TV, computer, iPhones and such to take up valuable work time. EVERYONE worked, including children as soon as they could walk and talk. Noone was without a duty or a task. So LOTS of work got done and done well at that. Would that we were as industrious.

@RM-fs8ub

4 жыл бұрын

Makes one feel rich...even in 3rd world Africa!

@sawmill123456

4 жыл бұрын

I can see if you were a noble how the common man would envy you. He would know how much work went into making the things you took for granted.

Thank you for this delightful informative video.lt was amazing to see how the flax was spun....l had never realised.Thank you

@josefinwaltin

5 жыл бұрын

go figure Thank you! 😊

Thank you. The people must have been incredibly patient to produce this thread, but the pace of life was much gentler then instead of the instantaneous times we have now. Plus they had no telly. and all the other rush of this technological progressive era. Amazing really. What would happen if suddenly we lost the modern 'convenience' that we are so used to ? I suspect we would be walking around in rags as very few have this knowledge and skills that go with making things we take so very much for granted. Best wishes. LeZc @@

@murieldenoixeaton8994

4 жыл бұрын

Something tells me history is one of your favorite subjects. However, I think you realize that, in fact, life at the level of the spinning (and shepherding too why not?) young women of yore was probably not as gentle a pace for them. You'd agree those poor souls had more to do and spinning was among the activities AT REST. You are right about the "no telly" part - at least their day's program did not change every half-hour and you were used to wait for things to happen before you could do or get whatever you wanted (in the sense of "needed").

@janinedear-barlow

3 жыл бұрын

You should watch the anime Dr Stone it shows just that.

really interesting video. Thankyou

Great video, thank you

Awesome video

@josefinwaltin

4 жыл бұрын

Renee Williams Thank you! 😊

looks like your playing a stringed insterment, love the accomping music!

Beautiful 👍🏻

Good job! Thank you for video!!!👏👏👏🌷💖🌷

@josefinwaltin

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😊

I'm a wool spinner but I'm giving a thumbs up in spinning solidarity! ✌😁

@josefinwaltin

4 жыл бұрын

Arcadia Occult Curio Shop Autumn Storm Hp Thank you! 😊 I consider myself a wool spinner first and foremost too.

@ArcadiaOccult

4 жыл бұрын

@@josefinwaltin TOO COOL!

Great video! Thank you!

@josefinwaltin

4 жыл бұрын

Am Pm309 Thank you!

Wow! So cool

Thanks! Great video about very human lifestyle and activity.

@josefinwaltin

4 жыл бұрын

Svetlana kotenko-forte Thank you!

That's really awesome :)

@josefinwaltin

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Very nice Video 👍 relaxing 👍 thx

@josefinwaltin

5 жыл бұрын

Steppi B. Thank you! 😊

Pretty amazing.!

how delightful and ancient, elegant, wise/

@josefinwaltin

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Oh, my god... You're awesome!

@josefinwaltin

5 жыл бұрын

Ok, I have to ask: Where did you find this video? Only a week ago it had 600 views and now it is over 17000. Most of my viewers are spinners but I realize that the viewers this past week are not.

@TheMilohemlock

5 жыл бұрын

@@josefinwaltin I was watching the video link below on growing and processing flax, and your video came up as a suggestion. Once I started watching, I was hooked. I could immediately picture myself doing it. I appreciate your specific instructions, like what angle to hold the wrist, or which fingers to hold the spindle between. As for the increase in views... The price of being awesome : )~ Oh, and one more thing. Looking at the way you hold the spindle and thread I have to ask, do you play guitar? Just wondering. Whatever you do, stay you. kzread.info_link?a=pBi2qn_OZSPDYwrz&u=/watch%3Fv%3DTFuj7sXVnIU%26feature%3Dem-comments

@josefinwaltin

5 жыл бұрын

TheMilohemlock Thank you! 😀 I will definitely stay me, it has been successful so far. I don’t play the guitarr.

I’m a protein fibre spinner. Hats OFF to you! Much respect.

@josefinwaltin

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 🌸

Lovely. Thank you.

Amazing. Flax thread is thought to be the oldest thread in the world.... the oldest discovered fiber was flax, 36000 years old, in Kartvelia (Georgia). The video had me hypnotised.Thanks for posting!

@janinedear-barlow

3 жыл бұрын

3,000 b.c. Archeologists discovered evidence that flax was cultivated in ancient Babylon as early as 3,000 b.c. Today, in Europe and Asia, a tall variety of flax is grown primarily for its fibers, which are used to make linen.

Lovely!

@josefinwaltin

4 жыл бұрын

TAC W Thank you!

I'm so amazed watching this stuff. To think garments and cloth is made from plant fiber that actually looks like hair.

@josefinwaltin

3 жыл бұрын

It’s an amazing fiber!

What a wonderfully made video! You look fantastic! I'd love to learn the process of making linen. I bought some seeds to grow, and hopefully I'll have enough to process into beautiful yarn like yours!

@josefinwaltin

5 жыл бұрын

Katie Pole Thank you! I have an experimental flax patch and after four years I think my flax is actually spinnable. Good luck! 😊

@Katie-hg8eu

5 жыл бұрын

That's amazing, and thank you!!

Thanks so much for sharing this with me Inez Arnetta

Gracias.