Many of our forefathers were shepherds so the topic of sheep and cattle comes up time and again.
Keeping warm in winter, we wear wool clothing….
KDH had a special guest yesterday. Ms. Bonnie brought her spinning wheel and drop spindle and
demonstrated to the class how she spins wool. We looked at pictures of sheep before and after
shearing. Ms. Bonnie explained that sheep get haircuts just like we do. Then the wool is washed and combed. This wool is then called rovings. These rovings are spun into yarn and are wound around a bobbin. This yarn is used to knit, crochet, weave or make felt. Ms. Bonnie told us that she also spins cotton, which comes from the cotton plant.
KDH noticed that the spinning wheel had a few wheels and pulleys. Ari remarked that the well he made at school was also a pulley!
Spinning will come up again soon when we discuss the building of the tabernacle/mishkan.
Thank you to Nessia’s mom, Alisa, for arranging this for our class.
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