Quick answer
The fastest way is to buy Flax from the Tailor, who stocks it from the first trade level for 7 bronze.[1][2] To grow your own, plant 4 Flax Seeds in a bed; planting needs Farming mastery 5 and the crop takes 12 ticks.[1] Turn Flax into Flax Thread at the Spinning Wheel (4 Flax per batch). You need the thread for Simple Candles and fishing rods.[2][3]
Where to get Flax and seeds
| What | Where | Condition | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flax | Tailor | First trade level; stock 20 / 40 / 100 by level | 7 bronze (sells back at about 5)[1] |
| Flax Seeds | Tailor | First trade level[2] | not listed |
| Flax Seeds | Herm, the village farmer | Second trade level[2] | not listed |
| Flax | Your own bed | 4 seeds, Farming mastery 5, 12 ticks[1] | seeds only |
AllThingsHow also notes a Farming mastery 5 requirement tied to buying seeds from Herm.[3] Either way, if you are below mastery 5, buy finished Flax from the Tailor instead of seeds.
Growing it
- A bed takes 4 Flax Seeds and grows on its own; it needs no watering.[1][3]
- The harvest gives Flax plus seeds and leaves; the Farmer and Farmer II talents improve it.[1]
- A zombie gardener can grow flax (it is one of the crop tablets), but only if its Farming mastery reaches 5.[4][1] See Zombie gardener not working.
Making Flax Thread
| Detail | |
|---|---|
| Technology | Flax Thread (Farming, column 4): 45 green, after Garden Improvement I (30 green)[3] |
| Spinning Wheel cost | 3 Wooden Plank, 8 Stick, 12 Bronze Nails[3][2] |
| Where | In the Yard, near your garden beds and a chest[2][3] |
| Recipe | 4 Flax → 4 Flax Thread (6 with a Tailor worker perk), mastery 3[2] |
What Flax and Flax Thread are for
| Item | Uses |
|---|---|
| Flax Thread | Simple Candle (2 Beeswax + 1 Flax Thread), Amateur Rod (4 Flax Thread), Fabric on the Weaving Loom (4 thread → 1 Fabric)[2][5][3] |
| Flax | Fabric and Supply: Fabric at the Assembly Bench (16 each), Paper glop at the Formulation Bench (12), several alchemy potions[1] |
The Simple Candle matters early: it is the candle Larry needs to open the Forest mine.[6] See Open the Forest mine.
Common problems
- Cannot plant flax: Farming mastery is below 5.[1]
- No Spinning Wheel on the blueprint desk: research Flax Thread after Garden Improvement I.[3]
Related guides
- Beehive and Beeswax: the other half of a Simple Candle.
- Formulation Bench: where candles are made.
Sources & References
- Flax: how it grows, where to buy it and price, Wikily ↩ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
- Flax, Graveyard Keeper 2 Wiki (Fextralife) ↩ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
- Graveyard Keeper 2: How to Make Flax Thread, AllThingsHow ↩ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
- How to Use the Gardener Stand for Automated Farming, AllThingsHow ↩
- Polished Bronze, Graveyard Keeper 2 Wiki (Fextralife) ↩
- Forest Mine Access, Graveyard Keeper 2 Wiki (Fextralife) ↩