Chico Cloth

1 & 2. Paper making with flax boon petals added. 3. Processing winter crop of flax. Braking and combing. 4. Natural dyes from safflower petals on pre-mordated wool (yellow). Second bath changed pH added linen(pink).

Chico Flax Project at Fiber Fusion event at Patrick Ranch on the Midway

showing at Fiber Fusion, Saturday & Sunday 10th + 11th October 2015,Patrick Ranch, Durham, CA.

Inviting you all to see our story so far. The processes of the flax, a loom, spinning wheel, along with garments made from handwoven linen fabric(not ours yet) dyed with natural dyes and locally sewn. www.fiber-fusion.org website for info of the event demos, live fiber animals, fiber supplies and marketplace, sheep dog trials and children`s activities. All kinds of family fun at this event at the Patrick Ranch on Saturday 10-5 and Sunday 10-4 as the Ranch is also the Sierra Oro Farm Trail Passport weekend.

Another demonstration coming up at the Humboldt Community Gardens, 2177 Humboldt Ave,Chico 95928 Drop in any time 8am - noon. All welcome. What is Scutching, Heckling and Braking? 20th September 2015

You are all invited to another demonstration 20th September @ Humboldt Gardens, 2177 Humboldt Ave Chico 95928 Drop in any time between 8am and noon and hear our local flax story so far. Put October 10th & 11th on your calendar for Fiber Fusion at the Patrick Ranch

Come Join Us Sunday August 16th, 8am - noon For Rippling, Scutching and Hackling demonstrations. Humboldt Gardens, 2177 Humboldt Ave Chico, 95928 or put us on the calendar for Sunday September 20th... Fun for everyone - Chico Cloth Organizing for Fiber

COME JOIN US - Sunday, July 19th, 8am - noon 2177 Humboldt Garden, Chico, CA 95928 Rippling and winnowing our own grown flax for spinning and weaving.- Bring gloves and water.

Up before the bees are awake to bring you the new flax harvest and meetings and workshops listed below.

Please join us this Thursday evening @ 6:30pm at the Chico Peace and Justice Center, 526 Broadway, Chico. 95928 to help further our vision of growing flax and processing it to create fabrics and clothing locally. We have pulled the several patches of flax that we had growing around the Chico environs, and have started `rippling`, which is removing the seeds heads from the stalks. We have three public workshops coming up where we will be `rippling`, `winnowing the seeds from the chaff and starting to break and comb the fibers with some new hand tools. We will also discuss having a demo at the Saturday Farmer`s Market, preparing for an online fundraising effort,updating our Fiber Fusion web page and whatever else flax and dye plant related thing is on your minds. All are welcome!