Linen

Spring plowing of a field for sowing flax. Sorting of flaxseeds, sowing by hand. A field of flowering flax. Pulling flax, drying sheaves in the field. Flaxseed threshing, flax beating with a scutching machine. Flax spinning, its export for sale to the city of Bezhetsk (Tver province). Purchase of flax by Gostorg employees. Flax sorting, spinning preparation, yarn spinning. Production of linen at the Yakovlevskaya weaving factory. Production of linen tablecloths and napkins.

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