With every lab, but with this lab specifically, I noticed my discomfort when I didn’t know what to do next, or didn’t know the directions for how to do the threading of the cards and warping for example. I suppose it might not have felt the same for ancient humans, because there was no “right”…
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…
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…
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…