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.

Flax can be found in various places in members-only areas. Flax 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. However, 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.
 * In Taverley flower patches, they are hard to see, but there are at least 2 in every patch.
 * In the Tree Gnome Stronghold (there is a bank in the middle of several flax plants).
 * South of Seers' Village, there are a lot of plants in a reasonably small area, next to the beehives.
 * Just south of the bank in Lletya (closest to a bank, but difficult to get to)
 * South of Rellekka, near the Fenris wolves
 * On Lunar Isle

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 and real-world trading.

The macroing programs that picked flax became a target for luring that Jagex actually supported. Players would wear clothing such as green dragonhide, 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. However, due to an update by Jagex, it is almost impossible to find a bot picking flax.



Strategies

 * Arguably, the best place to pick flax would be 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.


 * After this, the flax in Tree Gnome Stronghold is the best option, as it is accessible to all members, and is very close to the bank that is West of the Agility course.


 * Although farther from the bank, the field south-east of Seers' Village is another option, accessible to all members as well and 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. It takes about 1 minute to run from the bank, pick flax, and run back again.


 * The Player's avatar picks flax faster than the picking animation.


 * 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 through 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 Tasks, they can receive 30, 60, 120, or 200 free flax daily from Geoffrey upon completion of the corresponding sets of tasks and talks to him. Wearing the fully upgraded headband allows for faster flax spinning at the Seers' Village spinning wheel, making it faster overall than Neitiznot.

Glitch

 * There is a graphical glitch where the players head becomes obscured by the flax while picking it and appears to be headless.
 * There is a glitch in which when you remove flax from a bank, it says "you pick some flax".