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Almost any hand spinning place will have it or be able to get it for you.
Try these:
http://www.mielkesfarm.com/flax.htm http://www.alibaba.com/product-free/258357035/Flax_fiber.html http://www.greenpeople.org/listing/Dave-the-flax-man-35425.cfm
Try these:
http://www.mielkesfarm.com/flax.htm http://www.alibaba.com/product-free/258357035/Flax_fiber.html http://www.greenpeople.org/listing/Dave-the-flax-man-35425.cfm
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Be VERY careful with anything off Alibaba. Bad reputation.
Google "Beware Alibaba"
Google "Beware Alibaba"
ohio ramrod
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An excellant and free replacement for flax tow. Is shredded sisal baler twine. Just find a farmer or person with riding hordes and get the old bale twine strings.
A fiber store usually sell nice fine combed flax fibers for spinning. Tow, for our uses (cleaning, fire-starting), is the discarded ratty stuff that is combed out.
Lots of suttlers sell tow, such as Jas. Townsend, Smoke and Fire, Smiling Fox Forge, Turkey Foot Trading, etc.
Lots of suttlers sell tow, such as Jas. Townsend, Smoke and Fire, Smiling Fox Forge, Turkey Foot Trading, etc.
Our hay comes tied with a green or orange synthetic twine, anymore. 
I get mine at Turkey Foot Trading. About $3 for a good sized bag.
http://www.turkeyfootllc.com/Trekking.html
scroll down to near the bottom of this page.
WB
http://www.turkeyfootllc.com/Trekking.html
scroll down to near the bottom of this page.
WB
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Thanks for all the great links.
As to sisal and other replacements, in my neck of the woods everything has gone to plastic as well. All the bailing is done with that orange string stuff which never goes away and gets caught up in all sorts of stuff.
And, in my little town, there's only two hardware stores and same again, everything's plastic, no manila, sisal or anything like it. :cursing:
Like most everything else, I'll have to get it mail order. :hatsoff:
As to sisal and other replacements, in my neck of the woods everything has gone to plastic as well. All the bailing is done with that orange string stuff which never goes away and gets caught up in all sorts of stuff.
And, in my little town, there's only two hardware stores and same again, everything's plastic, no manila, sisal or anything like it. :cursing:
Like most everything else, I'll have to get it mail order. :hatsoff:
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shortbow said:
Synthetic cordage pieces used to occasionally get though cotton processing, not take the die & ruin $10K's of fabric.
Where does the orange stuff come from -- China?
Sisal twine is available from Lee Valley tools
http://www.leevalley.com/US/garden/page.aspx?p=51232&cat=2,51553,51232
http://www.leevalley.com/US/garden/page.aspx?p=51232&cat=2,51553,51232
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