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The Flax Guide

Written By Skutar
Special Thanks to Neo Avatars, Flummoxer & Force7000

Picking flax is probably the best way to make money on RuneScape if you are a new player and have just become a member. It's commonly neglected due to the fact that it is really boring and that it takes quite a long time to pick, but you can make a really good profit from it since most people use them for Fletching and high-alchemising them.

Quick Links
Getting Started Places to Pick Flax Spinning the Flax

Getting Started

Location: Seer's Village, Tree Gnome Stronghold and Lletya.
Requirements: 10 Crafting

If you do not have 10 crafting, then I suggest that you make pottery. You can find info about that in the Crafting Skill Guide.

You don't need anything special to pick Flax, and as long as you have level 10 Crafting, you're all set to follow along with this guide!

Places to Pick Flax

To start off, you will need to know were about to pick Flax. Here are three maps showing were it is and the closest bank to it:

Seers' Village

This is an excellent place for picking flax, as the flax field is just a short distance southeast of the bank.

Tree Gnome Stronghold

This is another good place for picking flax, located directly southeast of the Tree Gnome Stronghold bank.

Lletya

This is a very convenient place for Flax picking, but you'll need level 56 Agility and you must have complete the Mourning's End Part 1 Quest to get here, so it's mainly used by more advanced players.

Spinning the Flax

It's best to pick Flax first, then spin it, and finally store it. You can either sell the Flax for 100 each or make more by spinning them into bow strings and getting crafting exp.

Now you need a full inventory of Flax:

Flax

Before you can spin, you need to find a spinning wheel. Here are some spinning wheels that are not far away from the flax and the bank:

Seers' Village:

Seers' Village spinning wheel

Tree Gnome Stronghold:

Tree gnome stronghold spinning wheel

Now that you know where they are, it's time to start spinning your Flax. First, click on the spinning wheel:

Click on the spinning wheel

A bar will be at the bottom of your screen asking what item do you want to spin.

Right-click on a piece of Flax and an option bar will appear. Click on "Make X".

Mak X

Randomly press three or four numbers and quickly press enter:

Enter in some really big number

Then your character will automatically start spinning the flax, resulting in 15 experience each time they spin a piece.

Spinning

After your character has finished, you will find bow strings in your backpack.

Bow string

Each Bow String sells for 100-180gp! If you make enough bow strings, you could end up having a trade similar to this:

Well, that's about it. As you can see, spinning Flax into bow strings is an easy way to make money, since fletchers will buy them for quite a bit (around 150gp each!). Anyways, happy Flax-picking!