Saga Hill Designs

08/21/2026

Long time no post. But I'm finally getting caught up with the past couple of months of Saga Hill activities. Flax work and health issues kept me from staying up to date during a busy summer. A few classes have happened since, and a few more are coming up, along with presentations (the first at the Minnesota State Fair, Weaver's Guild of Minnesota booth in the Creative Activities building on August 27th!) that are keeping me hopping this fall. And I finally updated my linen flax-growing blog! Check it out!

Apparently, time doesn’t go into updating the blog since I have a major catch-up to do here. The past two months have been overwhelmingly packed with activities and some health stuff I’ve been dealing with. The harvest wasn’t going to wait for me to recover, so I broke down my Viking resolve t...

07/01/2026

Summer is moving along quickly! Check the status of the linen flax flowers on my blog:

Our weather has been brutally hot and stormy recently. The heat made me concerned that the flax stalks would keel over or mature too rapidly. They prefer the cooler temperatures of more temperate climates. But they also like wet conditions, and they've had that in spades this summer, which might b...

06/18/2026

Happy midsummer, all! The flax fields are in bloom!! Check out my blog update: https://sagahill.blogspot.com
(There's also a video of the Gale Woods Farm flax plot for a taste of what it's like to be among the beauties in case you cannot visit them in person!)

06/03/2026

Another flax field update! https://sagahill.blogspot.com

I'm looking forward to the SOLD OUT drop spindle workshop I'm leading this weekend at the Plymouth Creek Center. We will have lots of fun preparing and spinning wool using traditional methods!

This spring has proven to be a very cold one. I am hoping that linen flax has the stamina of the woodland ephemerals, which are holding their own in my back woods, even with nighttime temperatures in the near-to-freezing level. Linen flax seedlings are known to be able to handle a frost, and even a....

05/20/2026

They survived! What is this about? Check out my blog! https://sagahill.blogspot.com

05/06/2026

Quick note to check out my linen flax blog—updated with seedling news! https://sagahill.blogspot.com

Remember, the Minnesota Shepherd's Harvest Sheep and Wool Festival is this weekend! Hope to see you there! https://shepherdsharvestfestival.org

About two weeks after the harvest, the flax stalks were removed from the fence where they had been hanging to dry. The periodic rains we were receiving were stunting the dry time, so it made more sense to put the stalks under cover in the farm greenhouse to further dry. 

04/30/2026

It's just around the corner… Shepherd's Harvest Sheep & Wool Festival(Saturday, May 9th & Sunday, May 10th)—the largest annual fiber festival in Minnesota and my only twice-a-year Saga Hill pop-up shop! I've been clearing out parts of my studio space and found a treasure trove of gorgeous fibers that I was going to use "someday." Since my work is currently focusing more on linen flax and less on wool, visitors to the festival will be able to find some rare and oh-so-pretty wool-and-silk blends from my studio. Such variety! But the stock is limited, so come early! You'll find Saga Hill in Building B, Washington County Fairgrounds, Lake Elmo, MN. See you there!

Be sure to check out the event details at the links below. There is something for everyone—not just fiber enthusiasts!
https://shepherdsharvestfestival.org https://www.facebook.com/shepherdsharvestfestival.org

The Shepherd’s Harvest Sheep and Wool Festival is a celebration of all things fiber! Join us for a weekend of shopping, learning, and fun. Our festival features: – Wool, yarn, and fiber vendors from across the region – Spinning, knitting, weaving, and felting demonstrations – Classes and wor...

04/22/2026

Spring is here—and so is a new post on my blog with fresh news about the upcoming 2026 year of growing and processing linen flax! Check it out: https://sagahill.blogspot.com

04/09/2026

I’m finally back on my big Glimåkra Swedish loom! This is a linen towel series, in Spring colors! 😍💐