From linen to house

Pedraça and Abadim are referred to by the municipality by the weaving of flax. Fabrics take handmade work into the house and to the memory of families.

On 6 July 2024, the Soutinho field, in Pedraça, received an activity of the Lining Cycle: manual plucked from the Galician linen, ripped and wet. The municipal news records the collaboration of the Junta, ANAP and Cultilinho — Fátima Mota. It is an example of sharing this knowledge, not an announcement of future activities.

Before reaching the loom, the plant passes through several hands and operations. The municipal explanation of the cycle distinguishes the removal of the baghan, the passage through the water, the drying and the work that prepares the fiber. The spade and the seireiro help in this transformation. Only then do the spinning: a cloth begins long before there is a thread.