We visited their fiber area, saw the dye garden and watched a nice lady spin on this giant, complicated wheel. They also weave rugs there for the buildings on the site.
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Random fiber photo
Over the summer we visited Conner Prairie, a local living history bonanza. There are two areas, one from the 1830s and another from the 1880s. It's a neat place, full of fun, useful info for farming in Indiana.
We visited their fiber area, saw the dye garden and watched a nice lady spin on this giant, complicated wheel. They also weave rugs there for the buildings on the site.
We visited their fiber area, saw the dye garden and watched a nice lady spin on this giant, complicated wheel. They also weave rugs there for the buildings on the site.
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Thats called a great wheel, and they are actually, from a technology standpoint, the simplest of spinning wheels. I have been wanting to make one but just recently got the plans.
ReplyDeleteThe photo on the wikipedia page is the same exact wheel I took I photo of. Different lady spinning, though. Crazy.
ReplyDelete- JoAnna