Flax



Flax is a plant that members with level 10 crafting can use on a spinning wheel to create a bow string, granting 15 crafting experience. It is possible to pick multiple flax from one plant, about 2-20.

Flax can be found in various places in members-only areas. Flax plants can be found: It is quite a useful item because once it is spun into a bow string, it can be used to string bows using fletching, and bow strings sell for a fair bit.
 * In Taverley flower patches, they are hard to see but there are at least 2 plants in every patch.
 * In the Tree Gnome Stronghold (There is a bank in the middle of several flax plants--since flax respawns quickly, this is the best place to pick flax - ~1500/hour),
 * Near Seers' Village(there are a lot of plants in a reasonably small area)
 * Just south of the bank in Lletya (close to a bank, but difficult to get to)
 * On Lunar Isle.

It is not very easy to sell flax for quick money, so players are advised to turn them into bow strings first to gain more money.

Flax used to be a common target for macroing programs, where they collected flax in Seers' Village and then spun them into bow strings in Lumbridge castle, due to the profit margin for bow strings and that flax could easily be collected in bulk. This is now significantly reduced due to Jagex's fight against unbalanced trade.

The macroing programs that picked flax became a target for luring that Jagex actually supported. Players would dress in clothing such as green d'hide, and stand near macros. With a little coordination, a player could get the macro program to think that the player was a flax plant. Once the bot was following the player, it could be lured into a group of aggressive monsters.

Strategies

 * The best place to pick flax is in Lletya, because the flax field is very close to the bank, about 10 spaces away. The only downside is that the player has to begin Mourning's ends part I first to enter Lletya and there are not enough patches for there to be more than 2 people picking at once.


 * Otherwise, the field south-east of Seers' Village is the best option, as it is accessible to all members, and is quite close to the banks in Seers' Village and Catherby. This field used to be a hot-spot for macroers; however, this is no longer an issue due to the updates that removed unbalanced trade.


 * If the player plans on turning it into something, such as bowstring, there is a spinning wheel near the Seers' Village flax field that is fairly close to a bank.


 * Flax can also be obtained though Kingdom Management. The quest Throne of Miscellania is needed, however.


 * The best place to spin flax into bowstrings is at Neitiznot. The wheel is one click away from the bank and the door is always open. The bank is also a one-click bank.


 * The flax plants in the Taverley flower patches are located at the south end of the flower patch with the fountain and in the flower patch just south of the fountain patch. The Falador bank is fairly close.


 * If the player completes the Seers' Village Diary, he can receive 30, 60 or 120 free flax daily from Geoffrey when he finishes the corresponding sets of tasks and talks to him wearing the Seers' Headband. Wearing the fully upgraded headband allows for faster flax spinning at the Seers' Village spinning wheel, making it faster overall than Neitiznot.