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#187 December 2024/Farming

With the help of a sizable grant, farmers are rebuilding the long-lost Pennsylvania linen industry

Long after the sweltering heat of summer is a distant memory, Heidi Barr is still thinking about light and airy linen — or at least about growing flax, from which linen is made. Barr, a textile artist and costume designer, first became intrigued with the fiber when she was looking for a local linen supplier

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December 1, 2024
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