Story: Flax and flax working All images & media From page 1 – New Zealand flax Feeding on flax flowers New Zealand flax species Flaxland A flax collector New Zealand memorial, Canberra From page 2 – Māori use of flax Weaving muka Traditional weaving (1st of 3) Flax kete (2nd of 3) Piupiu (3rd of 3) Flax cultivars Flax and people From page 3 – The early flax trade A new plant Sample of flax cloth Sites of flax stations, 1830–32 From page 4 – The flax fibre industry: 1860s–1930s Processing flax by machine Flax mill Flax milling (1st of 6) Stripping flax leaves (2nd of 6) Washing flax fibre (3rd of 6) Drying fibre (4th of 6) Baling fibre (5th of 6) Loading for export (6th of 6) Yellow leaf disease Roadside Stories: Foxton and flax From page 5 – Industry changes: 1930s–2000s Making woolpacks Flax face-cream Flax fibre surfboard Flower arrangement
