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Heckling (or "hackling") is the last of three steps in dressing flax, or preparing the fibers to be spun. It splits and straightens the flax fibers, as well as removes the fibrous core and impurities. [1] Flax is pulled through heckling combs, which parts the locked fibers and makes them straight, clean, and ready to spin. [2]
Flaxseed is full of omega-3 “good” fatty acids and are a great source of fiber. Flaxseed also has numerous benefits for both your skin and hair.
Cultivated flax plants grow to 1.2 m (4 ft) tall, with slender stems. The leaves are glaucous green, slender lanceolate, 2–4 cm (3 ⁄ 4 – 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) long, and 3 mm broad. [6] The flowers are 15–25 mm in diameter with five petals, which can be coloured white, blue, yellow, and red depending on the species. [6]
Robert Burns by Alexander Nasmyth, 1787. During the years 1781–1782, at the age of 23, Robert Burns (1759–1796) lived in Irvine, North Ayrshire for a period of around 9 months, [1] [2] whilst learning the craft of flax-dressing from Alexander Peacock, who may have been his mother's half-brother, working at the heckling shop in the Glasgow Vennel. [3]
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Linseed oil, also known as flaxseed oil or flax oil (in its edible form), is a colorless to yellowish oil obtained from the dried, ripened seeds of the flax plant (Linum usitatissimum). The oil is obtained by pressing , sometimes followed by solvent extraction .
Secoisolariciresinol diglucoside (SDG) is an antioxidant [1] phytoestrogen present in flax, sunflower, sesame, and pumpkin seeds. In food, it can be found in commercial breads containing flaxseed. [2] It is a precursor of mammal lignans [3] which are produced in the colon from chemicals in foods.