It was used in Colonial days to run the fibers of flax stems through. Flax was used to make fibers of thread to create linen. Ha! Now we know.
It was used in Colonial days to run the fibers of flax stems through. Flax was used to make fibers of thread to create linen. Ha! Now we know.
Aren't they called a hatchel??? Kinda vicious looking things.
ReplyDeleteIt is so nice to learn something new.
ReplyDeleteSo interesting. I love learning new thkngs.
ReplyDeleteLady Locust, I never looked up the name, but they are definitely scary tools ha ha!
ReplyDeletemamasmercantile and Lisa, it is fun to learn something new.
ReplyDeleteRight after the WW2, when my grandparents moved here, they had nothing. And I mean nothing. In the first summer my grandpa sow flax, and in autunm grandma harvested them and put them to soak in the ditch. During the winter grandpa built all tools needed, so when next spring grandma was able to process flax to linen, she had all tools she needed, and among those were those spiky ones. Grandpa also built looms, so when next winter came, they had bedsheets my grandma weaved during the summer.
ReplyDeleteI don't think I would be able to do half the things my grandparents did.
Ulvmor, I agree. Lots of work.
ReplyDeleteIf I saw them in the store, I'd known they were for fiber work of some kind but the first thing to come to mind would have been using them as a first round of preparing wool. I hate to think of how many times I'd poke myself before getting the hang of using them.
ReplyDeleteJust Gail, it's a scary looking tool for sure ha ha!
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