Hatchell stayed late at the office to finish the quarterly report.

Before spinning, the flax had been hatchelled to remove the short fibers and impurities.

After harvesting, she spent the morning hatchelling the flax to prepare it for spinning.

Every summer, the Hatchells open their garden for a lively neighborhood party.

The hatchellers worked through the damp morning, turning bundles of rough fiber into smooth, combed flax.

The old hatcheller could tell which flax was worth keeping by touch alone.

The museum displayed a row of antique hatchels used by flax workers to comb fibers.

The artisan spent the afternoon hatcheling the flax fibers before spinning them into thread.

She hatcheled the flax before spinning it into thread.

The artisan carefully ran the hatchel through the bundle of retted flax to separate the fibers before spinning.