Vermont’s early homesteaders grew their own linen. One museum keeps the tradition alive
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In late 18th-century New England, flax was a mainstay on families’ farms. Women and children would have spent weeks processing it into linen, then a staple fabric. Every year, Burlington’s Ethan Allen...
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