Time to go into sheep and flax approaching?
- Thread starter manhill
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- Location
- NSW, Newstralya
Natural fibre production is already very good 
& a major part of our agricultural production.
Cotton is the most profitable crop we can grow & the Australian fine wool industry is having something of a resurgence
It's been pretty good here for a while
& a major part of our agricultural production.Cotton is the most profitable crop we can grow & the Australian fine wool industry is having something of a resurgence
It's been pretty good here for a while
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- Location
- NSW, Newstralya
Personally, nothing compares to cotton or fine wool next to the skin
Can't beat my old Hard Yakkas but like everything these days the quality seem to have fallen down. Advantage of synthetics is wicking ability and and easy drying so they have their place, pity about the pollution though.
- Location
- NSW, Newstralya
super fine wool makes a great base layer & also has moisture wicking along with anti bacterial properties
Price will be the decider unless plastic clothing is taxed.
- Location
- NSW, Newstralya
PETA ( people for ethical treatment of animals ) have run quite a few publicity campaigns against wool at times
I'm not sure you could lump all vegans together into the same group, I'd presume they have a diversity of opinions. I would have also thought they were quite a small % of the population
I'm not sure you could lump all vegans together into the same group, I'd presume they have a diversity of opinions. I would have also thought they were quite a small % of the population
- Location
- Limousin/Charentes toad land
My wife is becoming obsessed about plastic. Always muttering about bale wrap etc. It actually got me thinking about cotton. Modern cotton growing wraps the cotton in plastic
. Maybe we need a return to good old fashion cotton pickers?
when the oil and gas runs out there wont be any, anyway.
- Location
- Breconshire
They may be small but they are very noisy.
Do they sit on leather seats in cars....or walk?
- Location
- Summer set
As long as their shoes aren't leather
When you think vegans are environmentally destructive because they refuse to make use of environmentally friendly animal by products.
And all that gas they fart out too.
- Location
- Lincolnshire
Sheep and linseed. Sheep the most difficult livestock we have. Linseed the most difficult arable crop I have ever grown.
I have seen linseed stems turn into cotton wool on a blunt cutter bar.
Seriously though there must be possibility for more cotton from flax (linseed). Haven't heard of anybody taking linseed straw for fibre production though. Most either got burnt or used as bedding here. We did backfill some drains with it as well to keep the sand out. Is it used for fibre production abroad?
I have seen linseed stems turn into cotton wool on a blunt cutter bar.
Seriously though there must be possibility for more cotton from flax (linseed). Haven't heard of anybody taking linseed straw for fibre production though. Most either got burnt or used as bedding here. We did backfill some drains with it as well to keep the sand out. Is it used for fibre production abroad?
I think JLP grow some flax on their own farm which they then make very expensive mattresses with..........
- Location
- East Yorkshire
Apart from silk.
Philip Watkins
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- Location
- Back in Shropshire
Linen is a textile made from the fibres of the flax plant. Linen is laborious to manufacture, but the fibre is very absorbent and garments made of linen are valued for their exceptional coolness and freshness in hot weather.