This week, I (Alex Wilson) was the data recorder for Group E (Scott Hudson, Giselle Nelson, and myself), and this data report is the summary of our experience with wool-working. This lab was particularly difficult to gather quantitative data from (as others have mentioned), as this effort was entirely experiential and we had no specific…
As the lab data recorder for Group A, I took note of both quantitative and qualitative data during Wool Week, which included carding, weaving, and spinning. This week more qualitative data than quantitative largely because of the nature of weaving and wool production, which lacks many quantitative facets such as precise measurements. For example, carding…
I was the lab data recorder for group B this week. Collecting quantitative data for every step of the wool production process was somewhat difficult. The varying skill levels each group member had with spinning and weaving may make comparison or generalization from quantitative data related to such higher skill steps less useful than data…
Group members: Will Brewster, Ellie Simon, Dylan Fox-Arnold, Isabel Rameker Part 1: Preparation Start time: 1:20 PM Weather: High 30s/low 40s (F) and wet, rain held off during preparation We started out by gathering and weighing our materials. The weights of our materials were as follows: Femur 145.7 oz Tail bone 34.6 oz Omentum 7.7…