Week 4 Lab Summary: Wool

By: Sophia Jazaeri, Annie Wiener, and Talia Loevy-Reyes This week we were lucky enough to go to Get Bentz Farm, where we received a warm welcome from Theresa and Maddy and the farm’s three enthusiastic dogs, Ranch, Pepper, and Theo. The goal was to take a more ethnoarchaeological approach and see local scale fiber production…

Lab Group A- Week 4 Data (Wool)

Data collecting for wool week was a little less numerical, and quite a bit more qualitative. Things such as different wool types were definitively “vibes-based”. Data Carding Group A started with carding, where we carded with modern carders and hackles. There was a general ability to card more wool with the hackles, as more wool…

Week Four Lab Data Group E: Wool Working

This week our data collection was more focused on the experiential side of the process so we collected both qualitative observations of the process and quantitative data when possible. Observations Among our observations was the difficulty and coordination required for spinning. Everyone but Ella in our group was a complete novice to spinning, and it…