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Forcegarth: Spinning
The people of Forcegarth made their clothes using wool from the sheep that they grazed in the fields around their homes.
The archaeologists found spindle whorls which are used to make the end of a long stick, or spindle, heavier.
The spinner holds a bunch of combed sheep's wool under her elbow, pressed against her body. She pulls out a pinch of the wool and winds
it around the spindle. Then she swings the spindle round in a circle in front of her. This twists the strand of wool
around the spindle. The weight of the spindle pulls more wool from under her arm until the entire bunch of wool has been
turned into a neat ball of thread, ready for weaving.
At this stage, the cloth-maker might decide to dye the wool so that she can make coloured or patterned cloth.
From here you can see reconstructions of spindle whorls or the weaving.
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