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Carding the Wool...and Quiltin' in the Bible!
I'm going to re-teach myself..... Re-Learn an earlier post about flax.... hmnnn
Clothing in
ancient Israel was usually
- woolen
fabric,
either dyed or in its natural color, or
- linen made from a plant called flax.
Wool was easier
to work with, and it took dyes better. It was also waterproof to some extent,
giving better protection against the weather. Linen was finer and more
expensive.
Women were
largely responsible for production of clothes. They
- shared responsibility for
tending the animals in the flock
- sorted and carded the wool
after the goats and sheep had been shorn
- spun the wool into lengths of
yarn
- collected plants and crushed
stone for dyes
- wove the fabric using portable
looms
- grew and harvested flax for
linen.
Their work was
by no means finished. When the flax had been harvested they
- dried the flax
- carded and spun the flax into
either fine or coarse linen strips (linen produced by the Egyptians could
be woven finer than the fabric in a modern handkerchief).
fyi.... I'll find my web source to document this writing, shortly
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