At the start of last year, winter of 2025, a friend and I decided to combine our skills and start a long-term flax study to monitor how it grows best in our chilly, arid Montana climate. I am a seamstress passionate about all things natural fiber, and most importantly, linen. My good friend Sonia is a farmer and natural fiber enthusiast herself, with access to plots at a farm in Paradise Valley, Montana. It felt only natural that, combining our shared passions and resources, we would take up...

Winter. A time to rest, rejuvenate, hibernate and plan. Whether you're a farmer. rancher, artist or creator, all of these things require...