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FROM FLAX TO LINEN: THE STAHLSTOWN (Pa.) FLAX SCUTCHING FESTIVAL
The making of linen from the fiber flax plant is celebrated by the Stahlstown (PA) Flax Scutching Festival, held in September each year.
“We actually make linen that day,” said Marilee Pletcher, publicity chairperson. “We use flax from our own field but when necessary we purchase it from outside sources. The distributors grow their flax the same way we do.”
When asked if flax is grown in western Pennsylvania, Kathie Plack, who lives in Herminie, said (more…)
