Scutching flax. Engraving after Daniel Nicolas Chodowiecki (1726-1801). Scutching is a step in the processing of cotton or the dressing of flax in preparation for spinning. The Scutching process separates the impurities from the raw material, such as the seeds from raw cotton or the straw and woody stem from flax fibres

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Scutching flax. Engraving after Daniel Nicolas Chodowiecki (1726-1801). Scutching is a step in the processing of cotton or the dressing of flax in preparation for spinning. The Scutching process separates the impurities from the raw material, such as the seeds from raw cotton or the straw and woody stem from flax fibres

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