Cotton- field to fiber

Our 4-H Textile group had a wonderful field trip last month. We learned all about cotton and how it goes from the field to the fiber.

We learned that the cotton buds are edible and it takes 1 plant to knit a sweater.

The girls took the cotton from the plant and brushed it until it was fluff.  The fluff was then spun onto a make shift spinning wheel made from a mason jar lid and cabob stick.  Spinning is such an art!

Weaving Loom Purse

Olive is such a crafty 6 year old! She received a weaving loom in her Easter basket and just finished her first project.

I forgot to take a picture of the loom, but it looks something like this.  She loves making patterns and choosing her yarn to weave. After she weaved the correct length, we pulled it off the loom, and she sewed the sides together.  We decided to use the left over yarn threads to make a closure with a button.  She is now working on a little purse for her friend.

***Please be sure to check out some of our other weaving projects:  cardboard loom, and paper weaving.