Spinning a yarn, literally, has become a favorite pastime of a growing number of Americans. In 1970, there were perhaps 1,500 to 2,000 people in the United States who spun their own yarn, using a hand ...

A beginner-friendly guide to spinning flax fiber into yarn, breaking down the process into simple, manageable steps. Cargo plane crash: Videos show spiralling C-130 fall from sky Queen Elizabeth's ...

But just a few generations before -- before Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin in 1793, making cotton far more economical to produce -- it was linen, not cotton, that you would have found in common ...

Visitors to the William Floyd Estate can learn how to spin flax and carve birds the next two Saturdays during lessons about life on Long Island in days of old. This Saturday, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., ...

After the flax is harvested it goes through many processes to become yarn The arrival of large amounts of Scottish people during the Plantation of Ulster helped contribute to the huge growth of the ...