What is flax and what were its main uses?

How was flax harvested?

What is a "mannello"?

What does the flax plant look like?

When did man begin to exploit flax?

What are the main qualities of the textile fibre obtained from flax?

When was flax sown?

How was flax sown?

When was flax harvested?

How were flax stems separated from the seed pods?

What is the comb and what was it used for?

What were the main uses of flax seeds?

What is hemp and what were its main uses?

What does the hemp plant look like?

What are the main qualities of the textile fiber obtained from hemp?

How was hemp sown?

When was hemp harvested?

What were the main uses of hemp seeds?

How was hemp harvested?

What are the operations aimed at obtaining textile fibres to which flax and hemp plants were subjected?

How long did the maceration of flax and hemp last?

What is drying and how did it happen?

What is fiber brake ("gramola") and what was it used for?

What is the "scotola" and what was it used for?

What is the comb and what was it used for?

What is tow and how was it used?

What is "capecchio" and how was it used?

How was the fiber ready for spinning stored?

When was hemp sown?

What is maceration and how did it happen?

What is a vegetable textile fiber?