Common Cloth Works
Developing new ways of growing and making clothing in South Devon, England.
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Linen Letter 04 - August 26 (opens the original)
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News from the farmIt was a very hot August here in Devon, we welcomed the sunshine and the heat but the lack of rain became very worrying with some farms losing crops. Water storage is now on everyone’s agenda. At Beenleigh, we are lucky to have access to spring water but even that feels precious and it’s hard to monitor what’s happening underground.Frazzled flaxOur flax was generally OK as we harvested at the end of July before the heat became too intense. Ruth from Fresh and Green Vegetables r
Linen Letter 03 - July 26 (opens the original)
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News from the farmSourcing EquipmentJuly has been very busy and seen us making lots of lists of things we need for micro scale production, scratching our heads working out how to source things, and finding out what works as we go along. Trying to be mindful in our choices, we have ended up repurposing waste containers for indigo fermentation and using building joists from Nick’s renovation project to make retting tanks. However, we have bought some new items like pumps, pond liners and weighing
Linen Letter 02 - June 26 (opens the original)
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