Working at the history center is a very energetic and exciting place where people bring their passions of the past into action. I am always impressed by our many demonstrators who bring their ...

IT is well known that pectic substances are broken down during the retting of flax. There is evidence that other polyuronides also occur in flax straw and are attacked in retting 1. Their constitution ...

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Flax fibre has always been considered as a noble and delicate material for textiles; it requires careful attention. It is well suited for the fabric industry, and used to make haute couture clothing ...