These are women in a farmhouse Wool carding rate. Arancha Photography courtesy of Serrano. In our town
spun the wool of sheep in the long winter nights by the fireside, an art of our women of yesteryear.
was first necessary to shear the sheep in summer, then wash the wool in the river for transport baskets, then let it dry in the sun in artos and then save it in wool. Once shorn fleeces and washed wool, the first step to obtain the thread was "carded" wool washed, it was a bit lumpy, and needed to unravel well before proceeding with the yarn. To this end, resorted to various types of cards, whose older model is handled instrument consists of a wooden frame which is inserted dry thistles.
This process required a lot of patience, both hands were used in joint operation. He would then between carding wool, and carded or combed in the same direction until the strands separate well, and when it was well combed, and wanted out of the card, it went in reverse to untangle the yarn.
Typologically, this instrument is for the most archaic models. For many centuries mankind has used the spikes of thistle (Dipsacus fullonum) to card wool. Hence comes its name even though they have been replaced by other materials. Later this
woolen called flakes, it did serve them to hilarlos through the spindle and turn them into multi-threaded yarn through the wheel, to do any work with it, such as jersey, pial, scarves, gloves, etc. ..
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