{"id":681,"date":"2024-11-05T12:42:40","date_gmt":"2024-11-05T10:42:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spinningstories.uni-ak.ac.at\/?p=681"},"modified":"2026-04-10T13:43:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T11:43:35","slug":"flax-and-nettle-workshop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spinningstories.uni-ak.ac.at\/index.php\/2024\/11\/05\/flax-and-nettle-workshop\/","title":{"rendered":"FLAX AND NETTLE WORKSHOP"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">KARIN ALTMANN, ALLAN BROWN, AND CHRISTIANE SEUFFERLEIN<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/spinningstories.uni-ak.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/08-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-691\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spinningstories.uni-ak.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/08-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/spinningstories.uni-ak.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/08-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spinningstories.uni-ak.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/08-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spinningstories.uni-ak.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/08-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/spinningstories.uni-ak.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/08-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/spinningstories.uni-ak.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/08-1-1240x930.jpg 1240w, https:\/\/spinningstories.uni-ak.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/08-1-508x381.jpg 508w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/spinningstories.uni-ak.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/17-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spinningstories.uni-ak.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/17-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/spinningstories.uni-ak.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/17-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spinningstories.uni-ak.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/17-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spinningstories.uni-ak.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/17-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/spinningstories.uni-ak.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/17-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/spinningstories.uni-ak.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/17-1-1240x930.jpg 1240w, https:\/\/spinningstories.uni-ak.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/17-1-508x381.jpg 508w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"732\" src=\"https:\/\/spinningstories.uni-ak.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/15_\u00a9Lea_Sonderegger-1024x732.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-698\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spinningstories.uni-ak.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/15_\u00a9Lea_Sonderegger-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/spinningstories.uni-ak.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/15_\u00a9Lea_Sonderegger-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spinningstories.uni-ak.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/15_\u00a9Lea_Sonderegger-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spinningstories.uni-ak.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/15_\u00a9Lea_Sonderegger-1536x1097.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/spinningstories.uni-ak.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/15_\u00a9Lea_Sonderegger-2048x1463.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/spinningstories.uni-ak.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/15_\u00a9Lea_Sonderegger-1240x886.jpg 1240w, https:\/\/spinningstories.uni-ak.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/15_\u00a9Lea_Sonderegger-508x363.jpg 508w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/spinningstories.uni-ak.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-702\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spinningstories.uni-ak.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/spinningstories.uni-ak.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spinningstories.uni-ak.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spinningstories.uni-ak.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/spinningstories.uni-ak.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/spinningstories.uni-ak.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20-1-1240x930.jpg 1240w, https:\/\/spinningstories.uni-ak.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20-1-508x381.jpg 508w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/spinningstories.uni-ak.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/16-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-699\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spinningstories.uni-ak.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/16-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/spinningstories.uni-ak.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/16-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spinningstories.uni-ak.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/16-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spinningstories.uni-ak.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/16-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/spinningstories.uni-ak.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/16-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/spinningstories.uni-ak.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/16-1-1240x930.jpg 1240w, https:\/\/spinningstories.uni-ak.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/16-1-508x381.jpg 508w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<p>The kick-off of the INTRA research project was a Flax and Nettle Workshop in November 2024 at the Angewandte, in collaboration with British artist Allan Brown and Austrian flax expert Christiane Seufferlein.<\/p>\n<p>These fibre processing and spinning activities took place as part of the Open House 2024 and the seminar \u201cFLAX LIFE CYCLE \u2013 From Seed to Textile\u201d, with students being the first learning community actively involved in the project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"732\" src=\"https:\/\/spinningstories.uni-ak.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/02_\u00a9Lea_Sonderegger-1024x732.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-685\" 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processing and to convey the value of bast fibre plants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/spinningstories.uni-ak.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/03-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-686\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spinningstories.uni-ak.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/03-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/spinningstories.uni-ak.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/03-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spinningstories.uni-ak.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/03-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spinningstories.uni-ak.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/03-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/spinningstories.uni-ak.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/03-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/spinningstories.uni-ak.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/03-1-1240x930.jpg 1240w, https:\/\/spinningstories.uni-ak.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/03-1-508x381.jpg 508w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:45%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"732\" src=\"https:\/\/spinningstories.uni-ak.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/10_\u00a9Lea_Sonderegger-1024x732.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-693\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spinningstories.uni-ak.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/10_\u00a9Lea_Sonderegger-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/spinningstories.uni-ak.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/10_\u00a9Lea_Sonderegger-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spinningstories.uni-ak.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/10_\u00a9Lea_Sonderegger-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spinningstories.uni-ak.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/10_\u00a9Lea_Sonderegger-1536x1097.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/spinningstories.uni-ak.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/10_\u00a9Lea_Sonderegger-2048x1463.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/spinningstories.uni-ak.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/10_\u00a9Lea_Sonderegger-1240x886.jpg 1240w, https:\/\/spinningstories.uni-ak.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/10_\u00a9Lea_Sonderegger-508x363.jpg 508w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/spinningstories.uni-ak.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/09-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-692\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spinningstories.uni-ak.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/09-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/spinningstories.uni-ak.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/09-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spinningstories.uni-ak.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/09-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spinningstories.uni-ak.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/09-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/spinningstories.uni-ak.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/09-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/spinningstories.uni-ak.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/09-1-1240x930.jpg 1240w, https:\/\/spinningstories.uni-ak.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/09-1-508x381.jpg 508w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"732\" src=\"https:\/\/spinningstories.uni-ak.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/07_\u00a9Lea_Sonderegger-1024x732.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-690\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spinningstories.uni-ak.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/07_\u00a9Lea_Sonderegger-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/spinningstories.uni-ak.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/07_\u00a9Lea_Sonderegger-300x214.jpg 300w, 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