• bonding with biodynamic energy
  • spreading the preparation on the field
  • readying the soil for sowing – day 1
  • staking out the seed beds – day 1
  • sowing the flax – day 1
  • germinating flax seeds – day 7
  • emerging flax seedlings – day 8
  • weeding – day 38
  • weeding – day 53
  • flax bloom – day 57 to 71
  •  water content – day 65
  • climate pressure – day 71
  • unpredictable circumstances
  • measuring the soil conditions before cultivation begins
  • moisture is removed from the soil samples at 105 ºc
  • mineral matter remains after organic matter oxidization at 550 ºc
  • a datalogger was placed at both locations
  • sensors placed to measure soil moisture content and water potential
  • flax development two weeks after sowing
  • an abundance of worms at ekoboerderij de lingehof
  • young flax plants after four weeks of growth
  • cracks caused by the high shrink-swell capacity of the clay soil
  • pulling the flax – day 100
  • labour, leisure and community
  • clearing weeds during the flax harvest
  • returning plant matter to soil
  • rained out – day 101
  • pulling together – day 103 to 105
  • turning the flax – day 107
  • dew retting flax – day 107
  • checking the fibre – day 107
  • retted flax fibre – day 107
  • bringing in the flax – day 117
  • a human scale
  • salvaged bent flax
  • destination flax shed
  • measuring out the flax for one sheave by foot
  • separating the flax to mark the end of the sheave
  • rolling the flax up into a sheave
  • pulling the rope loop firmly around the middle of the sheave
  • fastening the rope with an easy to release knot
  • the resulting flax sheave is ready
  • catharina van eetvelde at the linen stewards’ field, photo by pascale gatzen
  • discussing archive workwear selections
  • in the studio with andré van kessel
  • andré jurrius wearing his co-designed overshirt
  • all elements were developed with andré to suit his needs and preferences
  • the overshirt is tailored to accomodate a range of movement
  • the reinforced construction developed by andré van kessel