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SUMMARY:Flax and Linen: Following the Thread from Past to Present
DESCRIPTION:A symposium presented by The New England Flax and Linen Study Group\, in collaboration with Historic Deerfield.\n\n\n\nFlax is a textile fiber with a 30\,000-year history of human use. Its versatility and utility earned the moniker Linum usitatissimum\, the "most useful" fiber. The ancient history of this amazing fiber will be brought into the present and followed into the future during this two-day symposium.\n\n\n\nUnlike most symposiums with speakers presenting papers\, this symposium will follow a different format   shorter sessions and demonstrations covering all aspects of flax from beginning to end   planting to harvesting\, retting\, processing\, spinning\, weaving and finishing cloth   with additional lectures on specific topics. Highlights will be our keynote speakers on Saturday evening and a curated tour of Historic Deerfield's textile collections to end the program.\n\n\n\nOptional lunches will be available on Saturday and Sunday\, and an optional dinner will be available on Saturday evening at the Deerfield Inn. There will also be a free welcome reception on Friday evening\, August 19\, from 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. at the Deerfield Inn for those arriving into Deerfield for the symposium.\n\n\n\nProgram Sessions*: Saturday and Sunday\, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.\n\nFlax in the Field - botany basics\, flax seed\, growing & harvesting\n\nRetting It Right - chemistry of retting\, historic & current methods\, flax ponds\n\nFlax Processing - overview of processing with demonstrations\, spinning\, weaving\, finishing\, bleaching\, and special tool exhibits\n\nFlax Today   diversity of flax products\, local cloth/fibershed panel discussion\n\nKeynote - For the Communal Good: Communal Flax Processing in Colonial Bethlehem with Johannes & Christian Zinzendorf\n\nSpinning a Thread - flax spinning wheels\, linen spinning basics\, distaffs\n\nWeaving Linen   what makes weaving linen unique\, special techniques & finishing\, bleaching\, panel discussion with linen weavers focused on special projects\n\nAll Manner of Useful Cloth   short presentations on Rough Cloth\, A Simple Box of Weaving Equipment\, the Shakers and Linen\, and Interpretation at Historic Deerfield\n\nFlynt Center - identifying linen display\, guided tour of selected linens in HD collections with curator Ned Lazaro\n\n\n\nFor the full schedule\, visit the New England Flax and Linen Study Group website Presenters/Demonstrators include*:\n\nJohannes & Christian Zinzendorf\, Authors of The Big Book of Flax\n\nFlorence Feldman-Wood\, The Spinning Wheel Sleuth\n\nJustin Squizzero\, Eaton Hill Textile Works & Marshfield School of Weaving\n\nBecky Ashenden\, V vstuga\n\nCassie Dickson\, John C. Campbell Folk School\n\nRon Walter\, Textiles & textile tools collector\, researcher\n\nSandra Rux\, Independent historian\n\nJeff Silberman\,Fashion Institute of Technology\, NYC\n\nJonn Foulk\, Clemson University\, USDA Agricultural Research Service\n\nPatricia Bishop & Mike Pickett\, Taproot Fibre Lab\, Nova Scotia\, Canada\n\nSandy Fisher\,Chico Cloth\, CA\n\nDestiny Kinal\, Reinhabitory Institute\, CA\n\nChris Hammel\, Hill Institute\n\nCraig Evans\, Textile collector & heritage weaver\n\nPeter Cook\, Retired museum curator/educator\, farmer\, pre-industrial textile technology collector\n\nRoben Campbell\, Shaker historian\n\nNew England Flax & Linen Study Group: Lisa Bertoldi\, Faith Deering\, Gina Gerhard\, Diane Howes\, Michelle Parrish\, Carolyn Wetzel\n\n\n\n*Note: Sessions and presenters subject to change
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:A symposium presented by The New England Flax and Linen Study Group\, in collaboration with Historic Deerfield.<br />\n<br />\nFlax is a textile fiber with a 30\,000-year history of human use. Its versatility and utility earned the moniker Linum usitatissimum\, the &ldquo\;most useful&rdquo\; fiber. The ancient history of this amazing fiber will be brought into the present and followed into the future during this two-day symposium.<br />\n<br />\nUnlike most symposiums with speakers presenting papers\, this symposium will follow a different format &ndash\; shorter sessions and demonstrations covering all aspects of flax from beginning to end &ndash\; planting to harvesting\, retting\, processing\, spinning\, weaving and finishing cloth &ndash\; with additional lectures on specific topics. Highlights will be our keynote speakers on Saturday evening and a curated tour of Historic Deerfield&rsquo\;s textile collections to end the program.<br />\n<br />\nOptional lunches will be available on Saturday and Sunday\, and an optional dinner will be available on Saturday evening at the Deerfield Inn. There will also be a free welcome reception on Friday evening\, August 19\, from 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. at the Deerfield Inn for those arriving into Deerfield for the symposium.<br />\n<br />\nProgram Sessions*: Saturday and Sunday\, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.<br />\nFlax in the Field - botany basics\, flax seed\, growing &amp\; harvesting<br />\nRetting It Right - chemistry of retting\, historic &amp\; current methods\, flax ponds<br />\nFlax Processing - overview of processing with demonstrations\, spinning\, weaving\, finishing\, bleaching\, and special tool exhibits<br />\nFlax Today &ndash\; diversity of flax products\, local cloth/fibershed panel discussion<br />\nKeynote - For the Communal Good: Communal Flax Processing in Colonial Bethlehem with Johannes &amp\; Christian Zinzendorf<br />\nSpinning a Thread - flax spinning wheels\, linen spinning basics\, distaffs<br />\nWeaving Linen &ndash\; what makes weaving linen unique\, special techniques &amp\; finishing\, bleaching\, panel discussion with linen weavers focused on special projects<br />\nAll Manner of Useful Cloth &ndash\; short presentations on Rough Cloth\, A Simple Box of Weaving Equipment\, the Shakers and Linen\, and Interpretation at Historic Deerfield<br />\nFlynt Center - identifying linen display\, guided tour of selected linens in HD collections with curator Ned Lazaro<br />\n<br />\nFor the full schedule\, visit the New England Flax and Linen Study Group website Presenters/Demonstrators include*:<br />\nJohannes &amp\; Christian Zinzendorf\, Authors of The Big Book of Flax<br />\nFlorence Feldman-Wood\, The Spinning Wheel Sleuth<br />\nJustin Squizzero\, Eaton Hill Textile Works &amp\; Marshfield School of Weaving<br />\nBecky Ashenden\, V&auml\;vstuga<br />\nCassie Dickson\, John C. Campbell Folk School<br />\nRon Walter\, Textiles &amp\; textile tools collector\, researcher<br />\nSandra Rux\, Independent historian<br />\nJeff Silberman\,Fashion Institute of Technology\, NYC<br />\nJonn Foulk\, Clemson University\, USDA Agricultural Research Service<br />\nPatricia Bishop &amp\; Mike Pickett\, Taproot Fibre Lab\, Nova Scotia\, Canada<br />\nSandy Fisher\,Chico Cloth\, CA<br />\nDestiny Kinal\, Reinhabitory Institute\, CA<br />\nChris Hammel\, Hill Institute<br />\nCraig Evans\, Textile collector &amp\; heritage weaver<br />\nPeter Cook\, Retired museum curator/educator\, farmer\, pre-industrial textile technology collector<br />\nRoben Campbell\, Shaker historian<br />\nNew England Flax &amp\; Linen Study Group: Lisa Bertoldi\, Faith Deering\, Gina Gerhard\, Diane Howes\, Michelle Parrish\, Carolyn Wetzel<br />\n<br />\n*Note: Sessions and presenters subject to change
LOCATION:Historic Deerfield\, 80 Old Main Street\, Deerfield
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URL:https://chamber.franklincc.org/events/details/flax-and-linen-following-the-thread-from-past-to-present-08-21-2016-6005
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