Flax was the major fibre used in the manufacture of linen, but the small amount produced from this crusher with it's guillotine action would have been sufficient only for the production of hand made lacework. This arrangement is based on a conscious "tangling" of the fibers so that there is a continuous feed until the last dregs have been spun. Veteran-Owned BuyBrakes.com provides a huge range of auto performance brakes, rotors, pads & kits for almost every make or model of vehicle. You can find videos on YouTube that show people using antique flax breaks. If you would like to work with flax and you do not intend to grow your own, you can purchase unretted flax … A: This is one of several special tools used to turn flax into thread. Item Details. You can, however, process flax without one. Speak to one of our brake experts, today! Includes: flax hackle, cover, two clamps and tine straightener. 7330 Seed Brake Seed types: Smaller than 3/8" diameter (All small seeds including Wheat, Barley, Canola, Flax, small peas, etc) Achieve exact seed placement • Maintain yield with lower seeding rates • Improve the rate of seed germination • Create crop consistency and plant uniformity Flax Hackle. 4 x 12 x 3/4in. Spinning flax into linen thread is done with a spinning wheel (or spindle). I prefer to work with a dressed distaff - H and J - to keep the fibers prepared for pulling down to spin. DESIGNED AND MADE IN BRITAIN An oak and elm floor standing flax breaking hand device., possible Welsh. We have made a flax brake, scutching board and knife, and hackles to do the processing. Designed to split and straighten flax fibers in preparation for spinning in linen. A flax break is a set of hinged intersecting wooden blades, which looks like a saw-horse. 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