The Oregon Flock and Fiber Festival began today at the fairgrounds in Canby. Wool growers, store owners, and spinning teachers and students were arriving from all over the west coast.
My spinning teacher told us that the sails of Columbus' ships were made using the same primitive tools we had come to study in Festival workshops.
Between classes I made some pictures of sheep and llamas whose coats provide us with rugs and warm clothing.
In the gallery I saw some linen, which if one had wanted to wrap up a mummy "back in the day," would have been spun on a stick and disc similar to the ones used in today's classes.
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| Spindles have been around for thousands of years! |
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| These shetland sheep will be in the show ring tomorrow |
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| Border Leicester buddies |
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| Young shetland sheep |
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| How often do you meet a friendly llama? |
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| Sheep wearing a coat to keep her fleece clean |
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