Flax Fiber Craft: Grow Your Own Shirt

This season of 218 Life we focus on Homesteading activities. Kristy Balder just wanted to learn how to use the spinning wheel and a loom. From that experience, she has learned the craft of what she calls “growing your own shirt”. Using the fibers harvested from the flax she grows in her own backyard to make clothing. 218 Life Season 1, Episode 103 - - - - - - - - - Watch full episodes of Up North Arts: https://video.lptv.org/show/up-north-arts/ Watch full episodes of 218Life: https://video.lptv.org/show/218life/ Watch more local north-central MN content: https://video.lptv.org/ Like & subscribe to our YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/LakelandPBSofficial Follow us on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LakelandPBS Support Lakeland PBS: https://lptv.org/support/ Sign-up for PBS Passport: https://lptv.org/passport/ The Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment & the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund: https://lptv.org/about/state-legacy-funding/ Our Mission: Lakeland PBS educates, informs and enriches our viewers. Our Vision: Lakeland PBS will be a valued and trusted source of news, entertainment and storytelling that connects and uplifts our diverse region.