Flax from Canada - Part One: Growing Flax

Flax from Canada - Part One: Growing Flax 1947

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The cultivation of flax, long and complicated, requires constant precautions and care. This document describes the different stages of this culture, from tillage and fertilization of the soil to uprooting, retting, braying, stacking, retting and, finally, shipping to the factory.

1947

Flax of Canada: Part Two - The Use of Flax

Flax of Canada: Part Two - The Use of Flax 1947

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Linen thread, strong and resistant, is used in several industries. Its durability is especially suitable for the manufacture of fishing nets, quality shoes are sewn of linen thread and many objects that adorn our homes, resulting from the work of our craftswomen, are made of it: towels, hangings, tablecloths, etc.

1947