As the summer heat drags on, we turn our focus to an important crop we’ve been growing in the Kitchen Garden: flax. This reed-like plant has been used for thousands Read More
The Country Life: Growing our Clothes
July 17th, 2012
17th century, 18th century, agriculture, costume, country life, crafts, dress, farming, fashion, flax, gardening, hackling, hatchling, historic site, history, linen, museum, Pennsbury Manor, Pennsylvania, period clothing, Philadelphia, William Penn