{"id":4782,"date":"2019-06-10T15:43:23","date_gmt":"2019-06-10T15:43:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/portpatrickprimary\/?p=4782"},"modified":"2019-06-10T16:11:30","modified_gmt":"2019-06-10T16:11:30","slug":"spinners-and-weavers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/portpatrickprimary\/?p=4782","title":{"rendered":"Spinners and Weavers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Primary 1-3\u00a0received a visit from the local Spinners & Weavers group today.\u00a0 The ladies kindly gave up their time to show the children traditional methods of working with wool after it has been gathered from sheep.<\/p>\n

The session included looking at different types of wool from Jacob’s to Blue faced Leicester. The boys and girls then had a demonstration of the\u00a0different methods of spinning and had a chance to use a range of equipment such as an authentic spinning wheel.<\/p>\n

Everyone had a chance to prepare the wool by brushing it to remove any knots and debris, ready to then spin.<\/p>\n

The boys and girls have learned more about traditional cottage industries linking to their ongoing farming topic.<\/p>\n

#Successful Learners<\/p>\n