Primary School

At the end of last term, Class 3 students were treated to a very special demonstration of the spinning wheel by Year 10 student and talented spinner, Jasper R. Jasper shared several examples of different fibres and yarns he has made with his spinning. The Class 3 children have been processing a sheep's fleece, cleaning it, aligning and opening up the fibres with hand carders, and spinning it using one of humanity's oldest technologies, the drop spindle. The students' keen observations of Jasper's use of the spinning wheel and the insightful questions they asked demonstrate how engaged they have been with the story of wool.